Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 205 Different roads, clever digging holes

On the outskirts of the infinite mountain area, Ganlin Town is located.

A rough man in black looked up at the sky. The sun was about to pass noon. With a look of impatience on his face, he walked back and forth in the woods in front of the town.

Not far from him, there was a young man in gray sitting quietly on a stone, reading a book.

There was also a handsome man in a brocade white Taoist robe, chatting and laughing with a woman in a blue skirt on the roadside. His eyes occasionally passed by a pair of boys and girls playing by the stream more than ten feet away.

The three young men and women suddenly looked to the southeast at the same time. Two figures, one tall and one short, appeared at the end of the dirt road.

"Xu Yuanchang, how could it be you? Let us wait!"

The handsome man was stunned for a moment, then stepped forward with a smile and glanced at the dark boy.

Xu Yuanchang quickened his pace and saluted with clasped fists: "Brother Shuqian has been kept waiting for so long. Why don't you go to the town center to rest?"

He didn't expect that he would meet his former classmates at Daogong, Qingping County on the painstaking road.

There were eighteen classmates at that time, and Yi Yun, Song Shuqian and Yu Shen were the leaders of the three circles respectively.

He followed Yi Yun's circle. More than ten years had passed, and times had changed. Yi Yun, the leading figure at the time, was still stuck in the late stage of Qi Solidification, unable to make any progress, while he had advanced to the Qi Transformation stage.

Song Shuqian looked at his calm classmates and returned the greeting with clasped fists: "The demon catchers in the town won't let us in, so we can only wait for you outside. Congratulations to Yuan Chang for climbing the third floor. We haven't seen each other for many years. I didn't expect that we can work together together."

"Happy together."

Xu Yuanchang asked Zeng Shanlang to salute and call him "Uncle Song".

He didn't have much time to deal with Song Shuqian. He talked to him a few times and asked for advice on practice problems. He knew that this person was a person of public interest and that he was relatively easy to get along with.

The two of them have similar cultivation levels now, and they feel particularly friendly when they meet classmates and acquaintances on their ascetic journey.

Uncle Song Qianxu helped him and said with a smile: "I heard He Shutang said that you and he were monster hunters in Qingping County. I have always wanted to go to Qingping City to meet my brothers, but I was busy with worldly affairs and running around here and there. When it’s settled.”

As he spoke, he walked back to the front of the town.

Song Shuqian introduced: "This is Xu Yuanchang, my good friend and classmate when I was studying at Qingping County Daogong."

He extended his right hand to the smiling woman and said, "This is Fairy Xueyang Sect Meng Caiqinmeng."

Finally, he introduced the rough man who came over: "Luodan Mountain, Nan Baolin. Baolin, don't put on such a bad face, Yuan Chang rushed over quickly without wasting time. You are in such a hurry. You have been on the road for a year." Not enough for you to go on your way? "

He is broad-minded and good at communicating. He has known Nan Baolin for many years and only someone who is very familiar with him speaks like this.

Nan Baolin glared at him and scolded with a smile: "Song Shuqian, don't come here to fan the wind and ignite the wildfire. Don't sow the relationship between Brother Xu and me. I can't stand those guys in the town who treat us as thieves." They were not allowed in and were left out for an hour or two, which is outrageous. "

After Meng Caiqin and Xu Yuanchang returned the greeting, they smiled and retorted: "Nan Baolin, the demon hunters in the town don't think you are a good person, so don't drag us into it."

Xu Yuanchang exchanged simple greetings with the two of them, and they were considered acquaintances.

Many years ago, he went on a mission with Shi Wangchen and solved the case of using the blood and soul of monks to support ferocious beasts in Fushan County opposite Liushuang Gorge. The culprit named Duanmu Peiyuan was a monk from Xueyang Sect, and The girl in front of me is from the same family.

But people are different. He uses his own eyes to observe and make friends.

Ganlin Town is not big, consisting of several stone castles with a strict formation, the door is closed, no one can be seen walking around, and the surrounding trees cover it.

It is said that there are passages and exits underground in each town.

He had no intention of going in and gaining limelight by relying on his demon-catching credentials.

The four of them showed each other the purple gold tokens issued by Si Tiandian to verify their identities. They called a few teenagers and walked north, discussed and exchanged the future itinerary, and drew up a charter for entering the Infinite Mountains.

With their cultivation levels, it wasn't originally a difficult task, but they had to take care of several children, which added countless risks.

"That's not right. Why are we on different paths?"

"Everyone, take out the Kan map. Let's compare it and see what's going on?"

The four people who discovered the problem before they had gone five miles quickly took out the itinerary map issued by the Taoist Court and laid it out in the air. They immediately discovered the problem. Their four-way route was divided into jagged ridges deep into the infinite mountains. There were two groups, and before they had to go out of the Infinite Mountain Territory for thousands of miles, the distances overlapped.

But entering Jianshan Country, there are four different routes, and each takes his own route for a long distance.

It was obviously the Taoist court's intention, not wanting them to go too comfortably.

The rules are no longer the same as those eight hundred years ago.

"Baolin and I are in a group, and Yuan Chang and Meng Xianzi are in a group. Fortunately, when we enter the depths of the Infinite Mountains, we don't have to fight alone. We have to take care of each other. Let's sit down and calculate the time to arrive at the rendezvous first. No matter which day How about the group arriving first and waiting for three days?”

"Yes, it's best to wait until we go down together. I heard that anything can happen on the painstaking road."

Meng Caiqin used magic to flatten a nearby rock and organize it into a stone table.

Song Shuqian had already released his flying sword to chop down a big tree, cut the trunk into a pillar, and dried it with fire to make a ready-made stool.

Everyone sat down and calculated and discussed for almost an hour before reaching an agreement on the most troublesome journey to the infinite mountain range.

The four children were divided into three places. Two boys and girls of similar age dug ant holes and collected wild flowers.

Zeng Shanlang put down a bamboo box nearby, opened his hands and twisted slightly with his body, practicing the basic boxing frame of "Spin Polar Technique".

The young man in gray clothes brought by Nan Baolin read quietly alone without disturbing each other.

The preliminary itinerary was decided and everyone continued on their way.

When encountering a deep river stream that cannot be bypassed, we cut down trees and set up rows, and the turbulent river water lay at our feet, making it smooth all the way.

The four children who participated in the painstaking path experience were all in the early stages of the Qi-entraining realm, having just crossed the threshold of practice less than half a year ago. Their pace was the main factor.

As the sun set over the mountains, everyone stopped to rest.

Several tents were arranged along the hillside, and Meng Caiqin arranged a temporary camp formation.

Zeng Shanlang skillfully dug a pit at the foot of the mountain and built a stone stove for the stove, which attracted two children to circle around.

When Zeng Shanlang took out simple tools from the bamboo box, fished out small fish and shrimps from under the rocks in the stream with his bare feet, dug out white and tender sweet roots, and asked the boys and girls who were eager to take off their shoes to get into the water, even the boy who was reading a book. I couldn't help but put away the book and ran over.

At the foot of the mountain, the girl Meng Yiyi, the boy Mulmo, and the bookworm Nan Wenxiu.

Under the leadership of Zeng Shanlang, we started the experience of cooking together on the first day, collecting firewood, digging for wild vegetables, washing rice and cutting meat, making fire and cooking, and trying novel and interesting picnics. It was a very busy time.

Meng Caiqin walked over to take a look several times, but Meng Yi, whose face was painted like a small cat, stretched out his hand to stop him, fearing that he would be robbed of his work.

Meng Yiyi and his aunt had traveled all the way. Although they had experienced sleeping in the wild, they had never made a meal by themselves. They made do with dry food or Bigu Pills. How could it be so fun?
Xu Yuanchang boiled a pot of tea, and several people sat at a high place, drinking tea and chatting in the autumn wind and autumn scenery.

Fireworks curl up, tired birds return to their nests, and the sunset fills the sky.

The few people who had a picnic dinner at the foot of the mountain have become very harmonious.

Zeng Shanlang taught them to use a kind of wet and soft sand from the stream to scrub dishes, basins and other objects, which can completely clean away the grease.

After cleaning up, Zeng Shanlang took his three friends and observed the fresh excrement tracks of animals at the edge of the forest two miles away.

They scattered the leftover bones and food, took out iron clamps, iron chains and other items from the bamboo box, and set up traps in the grass. They said that wild animals fattened up in autumn, so they had to be prepared, and smoked and cured meats to save for winter. He ate the stew slowly, and he brought a lot of salt with him.

This long journey will take nearly three months through deserted places and there will be no replenishment.

Several children were vying to learn how to make traps and hunt, and they also clamored to learn how to make homemade bows and arrows for hunting.

It's just fun.

Nan Baolin was amazed and said, "Brother Xu, you taught him all this?"

"I don't understand that. Zeng Shanlang was an Orion before."

……

On the outskirts of Infinite Mountain, near Stop Cloud Mountain.

After nearly two years of digging and digging, the ruins of the ancient formation in the Stone Forest have long since ceased to exist. Xie Yi, the demon hunter who had sneak-attacked Shi Wangchen two years ago, was dressed in black and was standing at the mouth of a valley with sparse vegetation. Beside him, there was a strange big black umbrella floating, and there was no one under it.

"Here we come, two fourth-level monks."

"These guys are so easy to deceive. We used Xie Yi's hand to send a message, saying that we went out for inspection and found that in the valley thirty miles northwest of Tingyun Mountain, we heard a 'thumping' sound similar to a heartbeat. It was vague and unreal, and it was suspected that a treasure had been born. They believed it to be true, and came running with no precautions at all, which made me feel a little embarrassed to take action. It was so stupid. "

"It's not that they are stupid, it's that the information Xu Xiaoyou provided us is actually useful. They think that the missing Yingcai crystal core appears in this valley, and they are greedy and want to monopolize it. Furthermore, Dingzhou will be peaceful for hundreds of years. There was no major war, unlike our time, when the various dynasties in Dingzhou were in chaos, so the monks were very cautious when going out, especially to the border areas. "

"I was so cautious back then and took all possible precautions. Wasn't it difficult to guard against domestic thieves?"

"Ahem... Chang Laogui, don't keep bringing up old scores. It's boring. Back then, you were too impatient and arrogant. You almost offended all the big sects of Jing Dynasty's aristocratic families. Let me tell you, you Being suppressed for eight hundred years is a good thing. It has worn away your arrogance and escaped the greatest murder in the world. It is a blessing in disguise. Maybe in less than a hundred years, you will be able to advance to the sixth level of ghost leadership."

The old voice of Zeng Wanglou came from under the black umbrella, which was another story.

Chang Wuhui's weird laughter came from Xie Yi's body: "In that case, I want to thank you."

"It's up to you. As I hang out in the human world, it may take me a hundred more years to abandon the divine way and cultivate the human way again. We may see each other again in the future."

"You are crazy. If you give up your current Shinto cultivation, you will be eaten up by others until you are left with nothing left."

"The times have changed, and I don't want to. But fortunately, the times are different, and there is not so much chaos, so I dare to give up Shinto with confidence. Isn't there ready-made material for the Fourth Floor Puppet? It's not about cause and effect, because we are It doesn't matter how much we kill the 'remnants' of the Jing Dynasty. If I hadn't promised Xu Xiaoyou not to cause trouble to the Daning Dynasty for a hundred years after they came out, hehe, I would have to do something."

Zeng Wanglou laughed at himself.

The floating black umbrella became invisible and disappeared.

Two monks from the fourth floor of the Jiang family hovered in the air and found Xie Yi waiting at the entrance of the valley.

"Xie Yi, you did a good job this time. Take us to see where you found the strange noise first. You didn't tell the other monster hunters in the town about this, right?"

"My subordinates know the rules and don't dare to speak nonsense."

"Okay, Xie Yi is thoughtful and prudent. He can be of great use."

As soon as the two of them landed, the sky above was suddenly shrouded by a black umbrella that turned into a size of more than ten feet.

The coldness is boundless, the sky is dark, and the tremendous pressure is as real as reality.

The two people were immediately shocked to realize that they had been deceived, and felt anxious and uneasy. This was obviously a master of the fifth floor building who was ambushing them?
"Xie Yi, you piece of shit dares to sell it to me, the Jiang family won't let you go."

"Fellow Taoist has misunderstood, wait a moment, please listen to me."

One person roared in resistance, and the other tried to use words to find out the details of his opponent. No one paid attention to them in the darkness. The spells and talismans they released were annihilated in the billowing black air, and several black and white lights suddenly hit the two of them.

The flashing treasure protection on their bodies only lasted for a moment, and they fell into darkness.

The dust settled and the black fog dissipated.

About half an hour later, Zeng Wanglou's voice sounded.

"Yes, the matter is simpler than what we deduced. They have received the news and have not reported it to Jiang Yan. They want to come and confirm before reporting. Jiang Yan is greedy by nature and suspects that the core of the missing Yingcai Crystal is located hundreds of miles away from the ruins of Stone Forest. range, so they don’t have too much vigilance and come here believing it is true. We have to plan ahead to avoid long nights and nightmares.”

"Yes, we must strike while the iron is hot and deceive all the other three fourth-level monks who are waiting for news in Yanlan Mountain, Fengxian County, and catch them all in one fell swoop. They never expected that anyone would dare to deal with the Jiang family."

"As long as the soul lamps of these juniors from the fourth floor remain alive, Jiang Yan will not be disturbed, but it cannot be delayed for too long. Tomorrow at noon, we will calculate the time to summon a junior from the third floor of the Jiang family and ask him to take away two of our The pure energy of the remaining fine colored crystals will surely convince Jiang Yan to lead him here."

"This plan is very clever. The juniors from Sanzhonglou can't defeat our soul-stealing tricks. I even suspect that the huge Yingcai crystal core was hidden secretly by Xu Xiaozi. The remaining Yingcai crystals we have are better than theirs." There are so many things I carry with me.”

"Don't talk nonsense, old man. Xu Xiaoyou happened to pick up a few undamaged crystal stones. This is God's will."

"Yes, yes, everything you said is right, Jie Jie Jie."

"When the big event is over tomorrow night, old ghost, you will lead the fifth-level ghost energy to the mountains to the west and frame it for the Yu Dynasty to the west. To confuse the public, I will go in another direction."

"Old man Zeng, you are really full of bad ideas. What a wonderful idea! It's a pity that I can't stay in this world longer."

"What's there to keep? Isn't it enough to stay for more than a thousand years?"

The two old monsters who interrogated the monks from the fourth floor through soul searching, discussed for a while, and then the old ghost controlled one of the monks from the fourth floor to send out a code message.

Zeng Wanglou has already laid out formations and traps in this area, just waiting for the fish to take the bait.

Thinking of being able to hunt a wealthy fifth-level tower master tomorrow night.

The two of them had a rare feeling of excitement and anticipation.

……

The long dark night passed.

It's daylight, and the autumn mist fills the woods.

Meng Yiyi, who was wearing a blue dress trimmed with silver threads, emerged from the small tent. Without even bothering to comb her hair, she spread her short legs and rushed down the hillside, shouting: "Didn't we agree yesterday to collect the trap and catch the prey together? Why didn't you call me?"

Mulmo, who was playing in the water at the foot of the mountain, shouted: "We have just gotten up and haven't gone to collect the traps yet. Brother Shanlang said that we would wait for you to come with us."

"Ah, then go and take a look, don't let the prey escape."

Meng Yi suddenly smiled until his eyes turned into crescent moons, ran down the hillside, and urged Zeng Shanlang who was preparing to make breakfast.

"I heard a wild boar roaring last night. We hunted the big one."

"I heard it too."

The four little ones were in high spirits and ran to the woods two miles away.

Xu Yuanchang faced the east, standing on a high slope to practice breathing and breathing, to strengthen his connection with the heaven and earth. A layer of dense green energy gathered around his body, slowly swirling around.

Song Shuqian and Nan Baolin were doing their morning homework separately without disturbing each other.

I have practiced hard on the road and am still the same as me.

Meng Caiqin already knew that the iron trap set by several children last night captured a wild boar, which can be said to be a fruitful harvest.

She followed quietly.

The trapped beast is still fighting, and she is worried that a few children who have never seen blood will not be able to deal with it.

"It's such a big wild boar. Don't get close, or you may be hurt by the wild boar rushing up with its tusks."

Zeng Shanlang stared at the wild boar that was startled and stood up from the ground. He noticed that the wild boar's forelimbs were bloody and bloody. He pulled out the iron clips nailed to the ground, only to be restrained by an iron chain at the root of the tree, and there was a clang of metal. He made a sound and waved his hands to signal the three of them not to come forward.

He pulled out the sword from his waist, moved it to the side, and whispered: "Meng Yiyi, step back and look away."

In order to make a living when he was a child, he followed his uncle into the mountains to hunt when he was less than eight years old. He learned how to set traps, lay iron traps, and make all kinds of traps. many.

After practicing boxing for two years, he had magical power, a strong body, and agile movements. He was confident enough to deal with a trapped wild boar.

What's more, the sword in his hand is as sharp as iron?
Meng Yi said rightly: "I'm not afraid. My aunt said monks shouldn't be afraid of blood, let alone dirt."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zeng Shanlang made a feint. When the panting wild boar lowered its head and slammed into it, he had already nimbly dodged to the side, stabbed the long sword in his hand, and "poof", easily cut off most of the pig's neck. Open up.

Pig blood spattered far away, and the wild boar fell to the ground twitching and howling.

Zeng Shanlang easily avoided it without getting covered in blood. He waved his hand to Nan Wenxiu and Mulmo to pull Meng Yi away who screamed. The little girl had to be brave, wouldn't it look good?
He looked at the bloodless sword in his hand.

Even if he encounters a big insect in the wild, he is confident that he can deal with it alone.

Meng Caiqin, who was witnessing all this behind the bushes, looked at his little niece who turned pale.

It's nice that someone comes with the grind.

It was much easier for her to be the caregiver.

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(End of this chapter)