Under the sky

Chapter 51 The wind comes from Kong Point

Kunlun Spring January 89

Li Jingfeng looked around and saw nothing but white snow on Lenglong Ridge. There was no trace of anyone, and he didn't see any caves or suspicious places.

"Squint your eyes, do you want to go blind?" Zhuge Ran said coldly, "Don't stare at the snow!"

But if you don’t watch it, what else can you do when you come to Lenglongling?Could it be that he was like Zhuge Ran, who covered his eyes with a piece of black gauze and only found his way through the gaps?This is not the purpose of Third Master bringing him here.

The group of people walked around the mountain road and saw a thin layer of snow accumulated on a piece of crystal. It turned out to be a small river. The surface of the river had frozen, and it was about forty or fifty feet away from the other bank.

Qi Zigai, who was in front, restrained Xiao Bai and said, "Let's rest here tonight and cross the river tomorrow."

Zhuge Ran walked to the glacier and knocked it a few times with his crutch. The ice layer was thick and did not crack.Zhuge Ran shouted: "Stinky gorilla, come here to get water!"

Qi Ziguan said: "There is snow all around, just take some and melt it! Little monkey, just take some when you go far away!"

Zhuge Ran said: "I am a person who only pays attention to things and does not give in! If you want to drink muddy water, you can do it. Stop talking and come here to help!"

Qi Zigai walked to the glacier, stamped his foot, and cracks appeared on the ice, and kicked a hole again.Zhuge Ran refused to fetch water, but untied the sheep from the horses and led them to drink water.Qi Ziguan said: "You are kind to this beast, but you are thinking about eating its meat later. Are you sorry?"

Zhuge Ran said: "Who said you want food? This beast is more useful than you!"

Qi Zigai ignored him and turned around: "Everyone, go find something to burn nearby!"

Hu Jingwei asked, "There is snow all over here and it's all bare. Where can I find firewood?"

Zhuge Ran said: "You take a sheep, follow it, and bring in whatever you can find that can be burned."

Hu Jing followed the instructions and took the sheep, and Li Jingfeng shouted: "Brother Hu, I'll go find it with you!"

Lenglong Ridge is covered with snow all year round, and there are very few trees that can be used as firewood. The two herded sheep and followed behind on horseback.The sheep sniffed east and west along the dangerous path, going around in many circles, and finally found a small patch of low grass.The sheep let it go and munched. Li Jingfeng and Hu Jing cut down trees and grass and packed a bag. When they came back, Qi Zigai had cleared an open space and was setting up a tent. Hu Jing hurriedly put down his things and stepped forward to help.

Zhuge Ran rolled his eyes and said, "No, sheep are more useful than you." Li Jingfeng blushed and had no choice but to silently get angry.

A group of people gathered around the fire to keep warm and got dry food and dried meat to eat.The food prepared for this trip was all temporary purchases. The dried meat was hard and old. Li Jingfeng gritted his teeth and laughed when he thought of Zhu Menshang eating dried meat on the ship.

Zhu Menshang traveled far and wide. If he knew he was in Kongtong, would he come to find him?Xie Gubai is from Gansu and will return to his hometown with Xiaoba sooner or later.What about Shen Yuqing and the younger sister?They are the princes of Qingcheng, so they definitely don't have the time to come here to see him. But if Shen Yuqing comes to Kongtong for official affairs, will the younger sister still be her brother's bodyguard?

He was thinking about it while eating. He was born in poverty and was used to eating coarse grains. Qi Zigai also took big mouthfuls of food and didn't take it seriously at all.Hu Jing gnawed and bit, looking worried that his teeth would break.As for Zhuge Ran, he tore the dried meat into thin strips and put them into his mouth. He ate it very slowly. If he ate it this way, would he be able to eat it for more than half an hour?

Hu Jing suddenly asked: "There has been no news from the barbarians for 100 years. Where did the wind come from, and a secret passage emerged from the thorns? Third Master, is this wind reliable?"

Qi Zigai said: "It is said that it is the wind. Wherever the wind blows, you will be swayed."

Hu Jing said anxiously: "When the wind blows, it will fall to the ground. It's not easy to float for a year or two and float to the sea with no end."

Qi Zigai laughed loudly and said: "Even if I float for 30 years, I will float with you. We will be companions and we will not be alone!"

Hu Jing had a grimace on his face. Li Jingfeng listened to Hu Jing's words and also asked: "Third Master, are the barbarians so terrible that they have to seal the border? Rao Daobaozi said that sealing the border will cut off the trade routes and make it impossible to make a living. This Are the barbarians really so unreasonable that they can’t even leave a trace?”

Qi Ziguan said: "Have you never heard the story?"

Zhuge Ran said calmly: "Five generations apart, except for Kongtong, who among the nine families still takes it seriously? Otherwise, how could Wen Ruoshan's book be banned? Master Zhu's thoughts, huh, are very interesting."

Qi Ziguan said: "What do you want to say again, little monkey?"

Zhuge Ran said: "I just have a little idea that is not a secret. Stinky orangutan, I'm tired of talking about it. Why don't you tell them your old grandfather's old stories."

Li Jingfeng also wanted to know about the barbarians and asked, "Third Master, tell me."

Qi Zigai thought for a while, as if he didn't know where to start. He touched his chin, tilted his head and thought for a while, finally found an opening statement, coughed twice, and said: "This barbarian tribe has a long history..." Zhuge Ran interrupted: "The smelly orangutan talks idioms and pretends to be a scholar?"

Qi Ziguan said: "Little monkey likes to interrupt so much, let you talk!"

"My mouth is sour, I can't say anything! Damn it, this beef is harder than my boots!" Zhuge Ran spat, "You say it, I'm listening too."

"It's not that all people living outside the pass are barbarians. When we encounter those pretending foreigners in the Night List at the foot of Lenglong Ridge, we won't be wary. Seriously, the barbarians were called barbarians more than a hundred years ago. At that time, we controlled the outside of the pass, not The Han people are all called barbarians, but it’s no longer popular to call them that way. Especially in the Kongtong, Tangmen, and Qingcheng areas, there are many foreigners, and no one calls them barbarians.”

Li Jingfeng nodded. It is true that there are many ethnic minorities in Sichuan. Their skin colors and faces are different from those of the Han people. Some of them have their own sects. They stick to one side and are no different from the Han people.

"The barbarians we are talking about actually have a full name, called the barbarians of the Sa religion. Those who believe in the Sa religion are our enemies. It's just that we can't change the habits of hundreds of years, so we added the title of barbarians. Sa cultists, this is Kongtong Be careful."

"I've heard of this," Li Jingfeng said, "It is said that people outside the country believe in a cult called the Sacred Cult, but why is the Sacred Cult a cult?"

Hu Jing interrupted: "If you don't believe in Taishang Laojun or the Buddha Guanyin, of course it's a cult! Are there other gods in the sky?"

Zhuge Ran sneered and said: "What you say is suitable for joining the barbarian tribe. How about asking the Third Master to be accommodating and let you out?"

Hu Jing hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no! I'd better get used to it by living in the customs!"

Although Li Jingfeng was not involved in religion, he felt that what Hu Jing said was wrong, so he asked: "Buddhist groups, worshiping the Supreme Lord, I have also seen people worshiping snake spirits and mountain monsters. Who they worship is not their own business? Why are they being Called a cult?"

Qi Zigai said to Zhuge Ran: "Little monkey, let me lend you the crutch." He reached out to take it.Zhuge Ran turned sideways to protect his cane and said coldly: "Don't even think about it!"

Qi Zigai smiled and said: "Stingy! I just want to draw a picture to show them." He bent down, pulled out a short branch from the fire, and drew a four-hand image on the snow, with only one eye on the face. Said, "This is their god, with four hands and four legs. It usually looks like he is sitting cross-legged on all fours, with his four fingers pointing in all directions, and his eyes are in flames. His names include Kaz, Kalil, Huk, and Bez."

Li Jingfeng heard that his pronunciation was strange and did not sound like a normal Chinese accent, so he laughed and said, "This name is really long and weird."

Qi Ziguan said: "Kazi, Kalil, Huk, and Bezi are names from different places, meaning the beginning, annihilation, and return. Later, the Sa religion became the common belief of the tribes outside the Pass, and was unified to another name, called Sa'a means origin. We people in Guannei call God Sa with respect, and some people call him Saxie or Sa'yao. More than 200 years ago, a certain eminent monk in Shaolin Temple, whose name I have forgotten, gave God Sa a name called Mo Prince. Nowadays, fewer people call them that. Most of them call them Sa Shen or Sa Yao. They say they are evil..."

Qi Zigai took a sip of hot water and seemed to be thinking about how to explain it so that Li Jingfeng could understand him. He continued: "Let me put it this way, the Wudang Taoist worships the leader of Tongtian and Taishang Laojun, and the Shaolin Temple monk worships the Buddha Guanyin. According to you, As you said, there are also people who worship mountain spirits, ghosts, and ancestors. Everyone worships his or her own thing without disturbing each other, right?"

Li Jingfeng nodded: "That's right."

Qi Ziguan said: "This Sa religion is barbaric. As long as it worships gods other than Sa god, it doesn't matter whether it's your mother's Jade Emperor or Tathagata Buddha, Taishang Laojun or Lu Dongbin. As long as it's not Sa god, Sa religion can't keep it. According to their teachings , Shaolin must also be killed, and Wudang must be destroyed. If there are statues of gods, ancestral tablets, and incense at home to worship ancestors, they must be killed. There is only one true god in the world, that is Sa'a. Any other sacrifices are obscene sacrifices and blasphemy to Sa'a. , must be put to death.”

Li Jingfeng was shocked: "Is this a Sacred Cult or a Killing Cult? If you don't follow their wishes, you will die?"

Zhuge Ran sneered and said: "It doesn't matter what religion you believe in, as long as you are obsessed with it, you will be unreasonable. Otherwise, what is the trouble in Shaolin Temple these years, and how can Wudang become such a mess?"

Qi Ziguan said: "The Supreme Lord is very troublesome when he is in charge of the disciples of Tathagata Buddha. Not to mention other things, there were originally various beliefs outside the Pass, such as the Ming Sect from the west. It is said that there were many monks in the whole country. They were slaughtered by the Sa religion. These people who believe in the Sa religion are what we call the Sa religion barbarians. This barbarian used to mean barbaric, but now it means a bit barbaric."

Li Jingfeng said: "Thanks to King Nu, I don't know how many people would have died in the pass." In the past, he only knew that wars would break out when the barbarians entered the pass, and corpses were everywhere. The devastation of life is not enough to describe it.

Hu Jing asked: "The Khasar tribe has been silent for so many years. Maybe they have given up on entering the customs."

"If that heart is really dead, there will be no secret passage." Qi Ziguan said, "The Sa religion is now divided into five tribes. If a barbarian king from back then appears again and unifies the five tribes, I don't know how long it will take. Let’s start thinking about entering the customs again.”

Li Jingfeng asked: "The borders are closed, how do you know that the barbarians are not united?"

Qi Zigai was silent for a while, as if he was remembering something from the past. After a long time, he answered: "Kongtong will send Shi Jian to spy on the barbarian enemies. I don't know whether the intelligence returned by the spy is true or false."

Li Jingfeng asked again: "What is the time of death?"

Qi Ziguan said: "They are spies who are alive and dead. They leave the border and pretend to be among the barbarians. Those who go there have a narrow escape from death. The Sajiao people are very wary. Not even one out of ten people can sneak in. Even if they sneak in... they can't come back." "

"Why can't you come back?" Li Jingfeng asked again, "If you can send the news back, doesn't it mean that you are fine?"

Qi Ziguan said: "Border gates are not allowed to go in and out. If you leave before death, Kongtong will make a vengeance. If you come back, you will be implicated for three generations. They can only find loopholes to pass the message, write code words, and shoot back to the border gate with arrows. Kongtong Once Dong gets the information, he will treat their family well and give them a reward."

Li Jingfeng was shocked and asked: "Why can't you come back and why do you have to issue a revenge petition?"

Zhuge Ran said: "I am afraid that I will become a traitor, so I will send the news back from Kongtong. The world between death and no life is called death time. Since it is the death time, the news sent back will be [-]% discounted. I am afraid that I will really surrender to the enemy." False information."

Li Jingfeng felt pity and said: "They are spying on the enemy for Kongtong, why do you threaten them and leave them alone? This... ugh..."

Zhuge Ran said: "Do you think it's unjust? There are a lot of unjust things in the Jiu family, but you are living well, you just didn't see it."

Li Jingfeng stood up suddenly and said: "What kind of breaking of the rules is this? These people went to the outside of the customs, left their hometowns, and narrowly escaped death. They finally found out some information and went through all the trouble to send it back. You are half-convinced and you are not allowed to come back. Isn't this a place of death?" A person raised by his parents deserves to be homeless for the rest of his life without any reward?"

Qi Zigai seemed to be touched. He waved his hand and said: "The later it gets, the colder it gets. Forget it, no more chatting. Let's rest early. We have to cross the river tomorrow morning."

Li Jingfeng was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Third Master, can I join the Iron Sword Silver Guard?"

Qi Zigai looked at Li Jingfeng, shook his head and said: "It's not possible now, but it won't be a year, maybe it will be fine."

Li Jingfeng knew that this meant that he was not good at martial arts.Hu Jing glanced at Li Jingfeng and seemed disapproving of his ambition, but didn't say much.Qi Zigai stood up and said, "Go to sleep. We'll talk about the Sacred religion another day." After that, he got into the tent.Four people each had a tent and went back to rest.

Early the next morning, after Li Jingfeng packed up the tent, his eyes stung and tears flowed. He thought, could it be that he didn't sleep well last night?Hu Jing saw him winking and asked, "Is there something wrong with your eyes?"

Li Jingfeng said: "I feel a little sore."

Hu Jing said in surprise: "This is no small matter. Could it be that Xue is blind?"

Qi Zigai listened to their conversation, came over and asked why, and said: "This is snow blindness. If you are not careful, your thief eyes will be ruined." After speaking, he took out his pen and ink, took some snow, and put it on the inkstone to grind the ink.

Li Jingfeng asked in confusion: "Third Master, who are you writing to at this time?"

Qi Zigai said with a smile: "Write on your face and tell the snow ghost not to dig out your eyeballs." After that, he walked up to Li Jingfeng, took a pen and blackened the nose and nose of his eyes, and asked Hu Jing to come over and paint them too. , turned around and asked Zhuge Ran: "Would you like some, little monkey?"

Zhuge Ran said coldly: "No, I don't want to sing a big show. Gansu is short of Bao Gong, these two look good."

Qi Zigai laughed and walked a few steps on the river, seeming quite uneasy.Zhuge Ran said: "If you are afraid of the smelly orangutan, the river is not long, so just lead Xiaobai across it."

Qi Zigai nodded and led Xiaobai across the river.Li Jingfeng and Hu Jing also led their horses respectively. Hu Jing also had two sheep tied behind his horse. Only Zhuge Ran got on his horse and followed on horseback.

Qi Ziguan said: "Aren't you afraid of danger, little monkey? If you ride across the river and fall into a hole, I can't save you."

Zhuge Ran said: "I won't count on you when I get into the water. I am a pony and a horse, and combined together I am not as heavy as Xiaobai. Xiaobai didn't fall to death, but I am very stable. But you, you are so tall, please step more lightly." , Hunyuan Zhenqi can protect you from being injected into the water."

Qi Zigai snorted coldly and said, "You should be more careful. I heard there is a bear in the mountains and he can take you away as his son."

After a group of people crossed the river, Qi Ziguan asked: "Brother Jingfeng, look where there is a road and where there is any doubt." Li Jingfeng stood at a slightly higher place. The talisman drawn by the third master was indeed effective, and his eyes were indeed better. , so I looked far and wide, and saw a blanket of snow where I came from, and where I went, I saw layers of mountain walls, and I didn’t know which direction to go.

Zhuge Ran said: "To talk about digging a secret tunnel, you should first ask an expert in digging underground tunnels. Hu Jing, which direction do you think is best?"

Hu Jing bent down, touched the ground, and said, "The earth and rock here are hard and difficult to dig, but if you dig a hole, it will be stable." He climbed up to a higher place again and asked Li Jingfeng, "Brother, where does this river go upstream? , can you see clearly?"

Li Jingfeng looked upstream and said, "There are several mountains upstream, layer upon layer, so you can't see clearly."

Hu Jing said: "Third Master, walk upstream."

Zhuge Ran asked curiously: "How do you say it?"

Hu Jingdao: "The barbarians are separated from the pass by Lenglong Ridge. This mountain is steep and difficult to cross. I guess it is not suitable to dig a tunnel for dozens of miles. It should be called a passage, not a tunnel."

Qi Zigai said: "It is said to be a secret passage. If it is not a tunnel, but just a general passage, would Kongtong not have discovered it after more than a hundred years?"

Zhuge Ran said: "That's not necessarily true. Can your Iron Sword Silver Guard really visit every mountain and every piece of land in Gansu?"

Qi Zigai touched his chin and said, "It's always nine out of ten."

Zhuge Ran said: "That means ten are short of one or two!"

Qi Ziguan said: "Do you believe him, little monkey?"

Zhuge Ran said: "If it is a passage, then there is a road. "Longyu Mountain Records" records the topography of Gansu. I don't know how much time it took to study and investigate. There is really a road. The author would not have discovered it. Since he did not discover it, It should be a secret passage. This secret passage must not be seen normally, so we think it is a passage dug out. But Hu Jing is right, it is not appropriate to dig through a mountain."

Qi Ziguan said: "The little monkey's words are more winding than the mountain road, and they are unclear."

"You have to dig a section and walk a section." Hu Jing interjected, "It should be a basin, an open space surrounded by many hills. The hills are not high or deep. They look like mountains from the front, and they look like mountains from the left and right. There are no roads, and there are also mountains. No one has climbed it, but there is a flat land behind the mountain. It is suitable to dig between two hills and find a secret passage. Even if you climb to a high place and look, you will only see the mountain and not the road, because the road is in the heart of the mountain. "

Qi Zigai laughed loudly and said, "That makes sense! So go upstream. Is the secret passage there?"

Hu Jing said hurriedly: "That's not necessarily the case. It's just that it's not easy to cut mountains. Where rivers pass and wash away the land, the soil nearby is softer, making it easier to dig holes. Brother Jingfeng said that there are layers of mountains ahead, so the possibility is higher."

Qi Zigai nodded and said, "Let's go then."

The group set off again and walked upstream. Everywhere they went, Zhuge Ran forced Qi Zigai to step through the glacier and let the sheep drink water. Qi Zigai said strangely: "You serve these two sheep as if you were serving your ancestors."

Zhuge Ran said coldly: "You learn how to bark twice, and I will help you drink water. Can you bark?"

The group walked for another day. At noon on the second day, Qi Zigai dug into the glacier. The sheep sniffed at the entrance of the cave but did not drink water.Qi Zigai said with a smile: "Little monkey, these two beasts are full of water. I'm afraid of catching cold after drinking so much ice water, so please give them a break."

Zhuge Ran's face was solemn, he looked at the mountain wall on the other side and said, "I'm just saying, this beast is much more useful than you."

Qi Zijue saw them and asked, "Have you got a clue?"

Zhuge Ran said: "Sheep like to be clean by nature and will not drink when the water is turbid. They drink water from the lower reaches, but why don't they drink from the upper reaches?"

Li Jingfeng asked in confusion: "What's going on?"

Zhuge Ran said: "The glacier washed the river bed, and the soft parts were filled with sediment. When it reached the lower reaches, the sediment was diluted and settled. The river water in this area brought all the sediment down, and the water quality was dirty, so the sheep did not drink it. It can be seen that the surrounding soil was soft and closed. According to Hu Jing, digging holes is easy." He raised his crutch and pointed to the opposite mountain wall, "If there is no harvest there, you have to start all over again."

The river was about a hundred feet wide. Li Jingfeng looked across, and suddenly a black dot passed by. When Li Jingfeng wanted to take a closer look, he burst into tears. He had to squint his eyes, and he couldn't see clearly what was behind.

Qi Ziguan asked: "What's wrong?"

Li Jingfeng wiped his tears and said, "I saw something passing by, I don't know if it was a bird or an animal."

Everyone looked to the other side, and on the white mountain wall, they saw a bird flying from the snow and drifting away into the distance.

Qi Ziguan said: "Take a break and stop reading."

After setting up the tent, Li Jingfeng took an early rest for fear of hurting his eyes.After a while, Hu Jing walked in and said, "This is goat's milk that has been boiled hot and then cooled. I will help you put some drops in your eyes."

Can goat milk cure snow blindness?Li Jingfeng asked Hu Jing, but Hu Jing didn't know. He only said that it was Zhuge Ran's order to drip three times a quarter of an hour and last for an hour. "He said your eyes are important and must be taken care of," Hu Jing said.

Li Jingfeng didn't know if it was useful, but the goat milk dripping into his eyes was indeed quite refreshing.

During this time together, Hu Jing knew that Li Jingfeng was indeed Qi Zigai's "friend".In comparison, the one with the lowest status here is himself. He couldn't help but sigh and said: "I hope to find the secret passage soon and pay off all my previous debts. From now on, I will stop thinking about the treasure of the angry king and find a rich family." Become a bodyguard."

Li Jingfeng asked: "What is the treasure of the Furious King?"

Hu Jing helped him drip the goat's milk and said with a smile: "This is a legend in our line of work. It is said that when King Nu entered the capital, he collected a group of corrupt officials' property. King Nu died in battle at the border, and his body was that of Li Shu, the leader of Huashan at that time. Liang snatched it back. After the war, the barbarians withdrew from the pass. The heroes and rebels were afraid of the barbarians coming back and did not dare to leave the border. However, the body of King Nu had to be buried. Head Li transported the body of King Nu back to the capital and handed it over to the border. At that time, the leader of Hengshan decided to hear about the master and planned to bury her in the capital first."

Li Jingfeng asked: "What then?"

Hu Jing said with a smile: "You really don't know anything? Li Shuliang returned to Beijing with King Nu and disappeared since then. Head Li has no descendants. One of his apprentices named Yan took over Huashan, so Huashan is now The leader’s surname is Yan, not Li.”

Li Jingfeng asked: "It's so good, why did King Nu and Head Li disappear?"

Hu Jingdao: "Because this thing is weird, there are many theories. One theory is that on the way back, he encountered defeated soldiers of the previous dynasty. In order to save the body, Head Li fought hard and died. The body was cut into thousands of pieces by the defeated soldiers, cooked and eaten all. .”

Li Jingfeng frowned and said: "King Nu is a hero in his life. If it really ends like this, it would be too bleak..."

"There is also a theory that Head Li returned to the capital and after discussing with Master Dingwen, he felt that heroes like King Nu should not be left alone, so he buried the treasures plundered from the city together, fearing what would happen next. Seeing the hunter's heart, people excavated King Nu's tomb and simply handed over the body and treasures to Head Li. Head Li buried King Nu's body and the treasures in a secret place, and then killed the workers who buried King Nu's body. Guang, bury yourself so that no one knows the whereabouts of the treasures and the body of the angry king."

Li Jingfeng exclaimed and said: "If Mr. Li really died for the angry king, he would be a very righteous man!" But then he thought again: "Who are the workers who were killed? Mr. Li wants to Quanyi, but using them as a backstop?"

"It's just that the whereabouts of the bodies of Head Li and King Nu are unknown, which makes the Shaolin Temple unhappy again."

"Why?" Li Jingfeng asked in confusion.

"This is also related to an important treasure in King Nu's treasure." Hu Jingdao said, "The Marrow Cleansing Sutra, one of the two great magical arts of Shaolin Temple."

"Marrow Cleansing Sutra?" Li Jingfeng didn't know what kind of martial arts it was, but after hearing Hu Jing's explanation, he asked again, "What does this have to do with King Nu?"

"The Marrow Cleansing Sutra is on King Nu's body. As for how it got to King Nu, I don't know. It is said that Shaolin Temple suspected that Huashan had embezzled the sutra. Before the Kunlun Conference, they often had fights with Huashan. Then, 30 years later, they were nowhere to be seen. When Head Li showed up, there was no one in Huashan who had mastered the Marrow Cleansing Sutra, so he gradually came to believe that it had nothing to do with Huashan, and it was just because of this incident that the two factions had a dispute over the border."

"So Brother Hu robbed the tomb to find the treasure of the Nu King?"

"Tomb robbers all have this desire, hoping that one day they will dig and dig and dig out the treasure of the angry king." Hu Jing said, "But in the past hundred years, my colleagues are afraid that they will not give up all the land where the nine families have buried people." I searched all over and couldn’t even find a single hair on King Nu’s feet, just think of it as a thought in our profession.”

Li Jingfeng thought about it and sighed: "So, the body of the angry king was really taken away by the defeated soldiers of the previous dynasty?" "That's not necessarily the case." Hu Jing said, "There is another saying that many people have heard, but few people have mentioned it. . Said that King Nu did not die in battle, but was killed by Li Shuliang in the chaos of the army."

Li Jingfeng exclaimed: "How is this possible!"

Hu Jingdao: "Ding Wen Shitai found out the truth and shot Li Shuliang to death, but he was afraid of causing a big trouble. Think about it, if the head of Hengshan killed the head of Huashan, how much trouble would this cause? So he found a man outside the city. There is a place where King Nu is buried, and the excuse is that Master Li has not returned. But in this case, where has the Marrow Cleansing Sutra gone? Master Dingwen didn't even dare to take it out, so it was probably buried with King Nu."

Li Jingfeng said: "This is too sinister. Head Li has no reason to kill King Nu."

Hu Jingdao: "This is not the most sinister thing. There is another way of saying it is even more sinister."

Is there something more sinister?Li Jingfeng was really surprised, so he asked: "What's the explanation?"

Hu Jing whispered in Li Jingfeng's ear: "It is said that Nine Families conspired to murder King Nu and divide the treasures. Look, after the death of King Nu, who is in charge of this world? If King Nu is not dead, now Whose world is it again?”

Li Jingfeng really didn't expect this possibility and said: "This... the angry king saved all the people and was really going to die. Wouldn't it be the same as the death penalty sent by the Iron Sword Silver Guard? Good people should not have such an end!"

Hu Jingdao: "God has no eyes. Good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil. It's all just to fool fools. According to me, people, just take care of yourself."

Li Jingfeng remained silent, and after a while he said: "Brother Hu, God has no eyes, how can it be that human eyes are also blind? If God doesn't retaliate, someone should retaliate. There are people like Mr. San in this world. I would rather believe in Master Li. It was an accident after helping King Nu to be buried."

Hu Jingdao: "I think so too. How about digging up dead people's bones every day?"

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Li Jingfeng tossed and turned in the tent. Since entering the world, he saw and heard things he had never imagined.The arrogance of the Sa Cult, the encounter in death, and the fate of the angry king. He originally expected to join the Iron Sword Silver Guard to protect his family and country, but he never thought that this world was far more sinister than he thought.

In a daze, the temperature in the tent dropped sharply. Li Jingfeng thought to himself, could it be that I didn't pull the tent up properly?Just as he was about to get up, a short black shadow came in from outside the tent.Li Jingfeng looked around and saw that this man was not tall. He was definitely not the Third Master, but he was taller than Zhuge Ran. Could he be Hu Jing?But what was he doing in his tent in the middle of the night?

His eyesight was very good. After drinking goat milk in the afternoon, the stinging in his eyes was much better. Looking through the weak moonlight outside the tent, he saw the figure squatting there, rummaging through his luggage, found a few pieces of dried meat buns, and sat down. Then he started eating, and he ate very hastily, as if he had been hungry for several days. Judging from his stature, he seemed to be shorter than Hu Jing.

In the wild mountains, there are people stealing food?Seeing that he was eating anxiously, Li Jingfeng couldn't bear it and whispered: "Eat slowly, don't choke."

The man was startled, jumped up, and turned to look at Li Jingfeng.Li Jingfeng was afraid that his impatience would hurt others, so he stood up slowly and said, "Don't be afraid, I don't mean any harm. Eat slowly and don't panic."

The man fixedly looked at Li Jingfeng, stuffed a hand full of steamed buns into his mouth, chewed and swallowed them, then got down on all fours and slowly crawled towards Li Jingfeng.Li Jingfeng saw that he was coming very slowly and seemed to have no ill intentions, so he asked, "What's your name? Why are you here?" The tent was very small, and before he could finish asking, the man was already lying on top of him.Li Jingfeng frowned and was about to push the other person away when the man suddenly lifted up his cotton-padded jacket and lowered his head to kiss him on the face.Li Jingfeng was shocked. He stretched out his hand and pushed, but he touched a soft and greasy mass, which turned out to be a woman's breast - there was no hair under the cotton-padded jacket!Li Jingfeng was even more shocked, his face turned red and his heart beat fast. He quickly drew back his hands and shouted, "What are you doing? Get up!"

The woman ignored him and just rubbed her chest against Li Jingfeng. She kept kissing Li Jingfeng and sticking out her tongue to lick his cheek.Li Jingfeng was at a loss and had to shout loudly: "Third Master! Deputy! Brother Hu!"

Suddenly, there was a "crash" sound, and the woman screamed and was dragged out of the tent. Li Jingfeng quickly followed her out.

Outside the tent, the moonlight reflected on the snow was very bright.Next to Qi Zigai stood Zhuge Ran, holding the woman in his hand like a child.Li Jingfeng looked at the woman again and saw her clothes were open, revealing her plump breasts and long legs. He immediately blushed and turned away quickly.

Hu Jing also heard the noise and walked out and asked, "What happened?" When he saw the woman, he was also surprised and asked, "Where did this woman come from?"

The woman was picked up by Qi Zigai and struggled in a panic, shouting: "Don't, hit! Don't hit!" Her words were weird and her voice was jerky, as if she rarely spoke.At this time, she was half-clothed and about to slip out of her clothes. Qi Zigai was afraid that she would catch a cold, so he let go of his hand. The woman's feet had just landed on the ground, and she turned around to run away. Qi Zigai grabbed her wrist, but the woman couldn't get away. Suddenly, He started crying, knelt on the ground, and kept begging Qi Zigai for mercy: "Don't, hit! Wrong, I'm wrong! Wrong! Sa'a, forgive me for my mistake!"

She said "Saa", and everyone couldn't help but become wary.Qi Ziguan said loudly: "Are you from the Sa tribe?"

When the girl heard him yelling loudly, she cried even louder, huddled into a small ball, and couldn't help but tremble.

Zhuge Ran said coldly: "Louder, let's see if we scare her to death first or freeze her to death first."

Qi Zigai stretched out his hand to cover her clothes and said "Huh", then he noticed that this woman's clothes were unusual.The clothes were not just cotton-padded jackets, but made of heavy cotton sewn with various feathers and animal skins. It looked like it was made of dismantled and patched old clothes. Both the inner and outer pieces were robes, and there was nothing close-fitting inside. Clothes and pants, so once the clothes are opened, the body underneath is exposed.

Zhuge Ran leaned on his cane and raised his eyebrows, "It looks neat to wear it like this. I'll teach Dian Cang's brothel to get a few sets like this later. It's more convenient."

When the woman saw Qi Zigai helping her to dress, she opened her clothes again, hugged Qi Zigai, and kissed him on the face.Qi Zigai hurriedly shrank his head away, but the woman didn't kiss him. She put her hand to Qi Zigai's lower body and tried to squat down.How could Qi Zigai let her succeed? He quickly stepped back and shouted: "Don't move!" For a moment, Qi Sanye, who was extremely skilled in martial arts, was a little confused.

Zhuge Ran seemed to find it interesting and said, "This kid is quite interesting."

Qi Zigai scolded: "Little monkey, help me!"

Zhuge Ran said: "Which part should I help with? I will help you with the things that are in the crotch, and you can do the things outside the crotch by yourself."

Qi Zigai grabbed the woman's wrist and twisted it. The woman was in pain and screamed. Qi Zigai turned her body over, covered her clothes from behind, hugged her with his hands, and never let go, shouting: "Don't move, don't move." Move! Oh, I told you not to move!"

The woman seemed to understand. She lowered her head, her eyes were red and swollen, and she looked very helpless.

Li Jingfeng never dared to look back and asked: "Third Master, Deputy Commander, how are you doing now?"

Qi Ziguan said: "It's okay, just turn around."

Li Jingfeng turned around and saw Qi Zigai had subdued the woman.Just listen to Qi Zigai say: "Don't take off your clothes, and don't move around. Oh, do you understand?"

Zhuge Ran shook his head, walked up to the woman, stretched out his crutch and tapped her shoulder lightly, motioning for her to look over, made a gesture of tightening his collar with his hands, and asked with his eyes, "Do you understand?"

The woman's eyes were a little confused, then she nodded.

Zhuge Ran asked Li Jingfeng: "Why did she go to your tent? To steal your stick?"

Li Jingfeng blushed and said, "She's looking for food."

Zhuge Ran said: "Then give her more."

Li Jingfeng responded and took out all the dry food and dried meat in his tent.When the woman saw the food, her confused eyes suddenly became energetic. Qi Zigai let her go and she rushed towards the food, but was blocked by Zhuge Ran.Seeing Zhuge Ran standing in front of her, she was a little confused, and then she wanted to untie her clothes.

Zhuge Ran knew her thoughts at this time, stretched out his crutch and tapped her hand, and then tapped the floor to signal her to sit down.The woman looked at the food behind Zhuge Ran and swallowed. Zhuge Ran picked up a steamed bun and knocked it on the floor before she sat down.Zhuge Ran threw the steamed bun to her, and the woman took it and ate it.

Zhuge Ran asked: "Do you understand what I say?"

The woman thought for a while, Zhuge Ran repeated it again, and then she nodded.

Zhuge Ran asked again: "What's your name?"

The woman said: "Sha...Si...Shasili."

Zhuge Ran nodded and asked, "Do you know Sa Shen?"

Shasili nodded and said: "God Sa, the true God, pay homage and worship, the only God!" As she spoke, she knelt down on the ground, stretched her hands forward, palms down, and knelt down to worship.

Zhuge Ran asked again: "Is there anyone else? I mean, do you know anyone else?"

Shasili looked panicked and shook her head quickly.

Zhuge Ran handed out another piece of dried meat. Shasili stretched out her hand, then retracted it, trembling and looking very frightened.

Zhuge Ran said: "That's right, there are Sa people nearby."

Hu Jing asked: "Is this woman from the Sa tribe?"

Li Jingfeng took a closer look at Shasili. Her face was dirty and her age could not be seen. She was not too old anyway. Her hair was dry and yellow, with a few faint golden threads, so he asked: "Where is your family?"

Shasili was stunned, as if she was unfamiliar with the word "family".

Li Jingfeng asked again: "Your father, your mother? Who do you know?"

Shasili said: "No father, no mother, no one I know." She spoke several times, and her tongue gradually became more flexible.

"How can you survive here alone?" Li Jingfeng asked.

Shasili said nothing again.Apparently she is not good at lying and does not answer questions when faced with difficulties.

"Uncle or brother?" Zhuge Ran said, "We know your uncle and brother, and we are also the people of Sa Shen."

Shasili was startled and said nonchalantly: "Do you know Uncle Ba?" She looked suspicious, obviously not believing it.

Zhuge Ran said: "I'm going to tell you a few things, are you right? Uncle Ba sewed these clothes for you, Uncle Ba gave you food, and you sleep with Uncle Ba, right?"

Shasili said: "Uncle Ba doesn't sleep with me. He only plays with me. When he gets tired of playing, he drives me away."

Zhuge Ran said: "You took off your clothes to play, right?"

Shasili nodded and said, "Yes, I play with Uncle Ba, and Uncle Ba gives me food. When I'm hungry, I ask Uncle Ba for food. Sometimes he gives it, and sometimes he doesn't."

A sudden thought occurred in Li Jingfeng's heart. Zhuge Ran's words were immediately connected with the girl's various weird behaviors. He couldn't help but grit his teeth and became angry.He looked at Qi Zigai, who narrowed his eyes and raised his eyebrows.

Zhuge Ran nodded and said: "Well, he didn't sleep with you. I was wrong. He often beats you, right? I teach you not to say that he is here, right? You also have some uncles and brothers who often come from the other side of the mountain. Come here at one end, right?”

The girl nodded and said, "Yes, they are all right." She added, "They are all good people. They give me food as long as I play with them."

Li Jingfeng whispered: "Don't ask, Deputy Commander..."

"Shut up!" Zhuge Ran suddenly raised his voice and continued, "Don't use your hypocrisy, she doesn't care!"

Li Jingfeng was robbed for nothing.He had been with Zhuge Ran for a long time. He knew Zhuge Ran's character and was not angry. He only said, "What if she understands one day?"

Zhuge Ran was silent for a while, then pointed to the other side of the river and asked, "Uncle Ba lives there, right?"

Shasri nodded.

Zhuge Ran asked again: "You will take us to see Uncle Ba tomorrow. We will give you a lot of delicious food. Uncle Ba will not beat you in the future."

Shasili asked: "Really not?"

Zhuge Ran nodded.

Shasili pointed to the mountains on the right side of the other bank: "There is a big rock right there. Uncle Ba lives under the rock."

Zhuge Ran took a breath, and a cloud of white mist dissipated in front of his eyes.Hu Jing asked: "Deputy Commander...is this girl stupid?"

Zhuge Ran shook his head and said: "She's not stupid, she has too few contacts with strangers and doesn't understand anything."

Shasili looked at the food behind Zhuge Ran with salivating eyes.Zhuge Ran stood up, pointed at the pile of food and said, "Eat it." Shasili immediately pounced on it and wolfed it down again, eating like a whirlwind.

Zhuge Ran said: "You tonight..." He looked around and said, "If you dare to point a finger at me, I will break your crutches and you will jump down the mountain!"

Zhuge Ran looked at Hu Jing again and said, "I can't trust your stick." He then looked at Li Jingfeng and said, "No matter how you look at it, it's all up to you. Don't try to eat it secretly, be careful to get sick and get a rotten stick."

Li Jingfeng was shocked: "You, you want me to sleep with her?!"

"I need her to lead the way tomorrow. If you want her to get cold outside, it's up to you."

Li Jingfeng had no choice but to say to Shasili: "Come with me and eat slowly inside."

Shasili raised her head, looked at Li Jingfeng, and then at the tent.Li Jingfeng patted her shoulder and motioned for her to enter the tent.Shasili picked up the food and entered the tent, followed by Li Jingfeng.

Zhuge Ran stretched himself, tapped the ground with his crutch a few times, and said, "Go back to bed. We have to work hard tomorrow morning." Then he tapped Qi Zigai's shoulder with his crutch and said calmly, "Get up early tomorrow." Qi Zigai understood him. Meaning, nodded.

Li Jingfeng led Shasili into the tent, fearing that she might do something again, and said hurriedly: "You come in here to sleep, you are not allowed to take off your clothes, and you are not allowed to come near me. You have to be obedient and have food every day."

Shasili thought for a moment and nodded.

Li Jingfeng handed her a bottle of water and said, "Don't eat in a hurry, drink some water." He lay down at the entrance of the tent.If anyone inside comes in or out, he will be alarmed. Shasili doesn't seem to know how to do it, so there is no need to worry about her escaping.

This torment made it harder for Li Jingfeng to sleep peacefully. He tossed and turned. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly woke up when he heard the smell of meat.Li Jingfeng stood up hurriedly and saw Shasili curled up in a corner of the tent, still awake, sleeping soundly.

He walked out of the tent and saw Qi Zigai roasting a whole lamb.

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Shasili had never eaten freshly roasted mutton. She even said that maybe she had never even taken a few bites of hot food.

She kept licking her lips and smacking her tongue until her hands were covered with soup, and she kept licking and refusing to let go.After she finished eating, she walked up to Qi Zigai and was about to take off her clothes. Qi Zigai quickly stopped and said, "No one can ask you to take off your clothes if you don't want to in the future!"

Shasili looked confused: "I do."

Zhuge Ran shook his head and said, "Let's go, take us to see your Uncle Ba."

On the glacier, Sha Lisi led a group of four people, with Zhuge Ran and Qi Zigai side by side, and Li Jingfeng and Hu Jing following behind.

"We've found her, what should we do with this girl?" Zhuge Ran said, "She can't survive alone in the barren mountains."

Qi Ziguan said: "Find a good family to settle in."

"How to place her?" Zhuge Ran said, "I would like to know which 'good family' can take this girl in? Also, she has blond hair."

Qi Zigai frowned and said, "You are wrong."

"My eyes are not as bad as Li Jingfeng's, but I am not blind either." Zhuge Ran said, "She has the blood of the Sa clan."

Qi Zigai asked: "What do you think we should do? Do you want you to bring Dian Cang back?"

Zhuge Ran shook his head and said: "This is not my trouble."

"Third Master!" Li Jingfeng stepped forward and said, "I saw it. There was a person under the stone! It was the black shadow I saw last night. It was not a bird. It was a real person!"

Qi Zigai looked around. He couldn't even see the stones clearly, let alone the people. He just said, "Keep your eyes on it."

Li Jingfeng nodded.The group of people walked closer and closer, and when Qi Zijian saw the figure, the person also saw the group of people.

But he didn't run away.Li Jingfeng saw him pull out a long piece of cloth from his waist and wrap it around his wrist, round and round, wrapping it tightly.

There was a large sword beside him. It was thicker and larger than ordinary swords. The blade was four feet long. It was a short-handled horse-cutting sword.

Forty feet, thirty feet, twenty feet...

The sun is very bright today, a rare warm sun in Lenglongling.The snow on the ice had melted, and the sunlight reflected off it. Li Jingfeng felt like he was wandering on a golden river.

The man on the other side stood in the snow, wearing a white cotton-padded jacket that had been dyed gray and black. Perhaps he didn't interact with others and didn't need a front. A large untrimmed beard hung down to his chest, and his braided hair was shiny. .Li Jingfeng couldn't tell his age, but he was definitely not a young man.

He stood up, began to loosen his muscles and bones, and swung the long knife a few times, creating a fierce wind. Li Jingfeng seemed to feel that he could hear the sound of the wind breaking when he swung the knife.

ten feet...

Zhuge Ran slowed down, but Qi Zigai continued to walk forward.

When they were five feet away, Shasri saw the way Uncle Ba looked at her.She recognized this look. She realized that she had done something wrong, screamed, turned around and ran away.Li Jingfeng quickly stopped her and comforted her: "Don't be afraid!"

Qi Zigai stopped, only less than three feet away from Uncle Ba.

"It's been more than ten years, and finally someone is here." Uncle Ba said in Shasili's mouth, "I heard that you have been looking for the Holy Road in the past few years, but I didn't expect that you would find it so soon." He looked at Shasili frowned and said, "I should tie her up."

"How old is she? Who are her parents?"

"His father is one of the people of God Sa, and her mother is a blind man. Just like you, they are both dead."

In the Sacred Scriptures, "blind man" refers to an animal that does not believe in God. Sa religion people often call people who do not believe in Sa religion "blind man".

Qi Zigai nodded and said, "It's enough to know this."

Uncle Ba raised his sword and pointed it at Qi Zigai. This horse-cutting sword weighed at least twenty kilograms. He held the sword in one hand and it seemed as if he was lifting it lightly, showing his extraordinary physical strength.

"Isn't it a pity to die after traveling all the way and not seeing the holy road?"

"There's no rush." ​​Qi Zigai shook his head and said, "I want to remove your bones right now and beat you until you die."

He said, walking towards Uncle Ba.

"As long as there is not a single bone broken by me when you die, my surname will not be Qi."

(End of this chapter)