Taoist temple that will cross

Chapter 105 Cao Cao enters the mountain
Back to the Taoist temple.

Cao Yi took out the Ganoderma lucidum from the purple-gold-red gourd and looked at it calmly.

The appearance is fiery red like a flame, it is not big, and it looks like a pocket umbrella with a part missing.

Inhale lightly, the rich woody aura scrambles to penetrate into the nostrils, and the unique vitality of woody aura instantly permeates the whole body.

"As expected of an old Ganoderma lucidum!"

Cao Yi used the golden liquid to return the alchemy method and absorbed it.

About two 10 minutes later.

As if sensing the presence of Ganoderma lucidum, Xiaotian, or the egg in the room, emitted a chaotic wave.

Cao Yi, who didn't intend to fish in the dry lake, stopped absorbing it, walked to a somewhat damp place in the corner, and planted the Ganoderma lucidum.

Then, come to the room and transfer a little woody aura to the egg.

The egg immediately sent cheerful fluctuations.

After a while, the wood spirit disappeared.

The egg quivered.

"That's all for today"

Cao Yi dropped a word, left the room, and closed the wooden door smoothly.

In the next ten days, Cao Yi's figure either appeared in the forest with green waves, or attached to the cliffs cut by knives and axes, or wandered among the rocks in various poses, or strolled in the fascinating landscape. within the cave.

Encountered poisonous snakes, fierce tigers, wild wolves, and wild boars, and rescued hunters, shepherd boys, and woodcutters.

The harvest is just so-so. Many spiritual plants are either not old enough or have been harmed by wild animals and birds.

……

Today is a sunny day.

The sky is like a piece of blue paper, and a few white clouds seem to be melted by the sun, floating slowly with the wind.

At the foot of the mountain, the weeds on both sides of the long dirt roads were sun-drenched and bent down one after another.

If nothing else, today is another hot, monotonous morning.

Suddenly, hundreds of cavalry appeared at the end of the dirt road, and soon followed the dense sound of horseshoes, spreading over.

Among hundreds of cavalrymen, there was a half-drive carriage, moving at a normal speed, the horseshoes knocked on the ground, splashing sand and dirt.

"stop"

A majestic voice came from the carriage.

"The prime minister has an order, stop"

Beside the carriage, a middle-aged man with a strong face and a slightly dark complexion raised his big rough hand and roared.

Hundreds of cavalry reined in their horses one after another.

Cao Cao, who is in his fifties, with a little gray on his temples and a little sweat on his forehead, poked his head out of the car window, looked up at the green mountain, and asked, "Zhongkang, is this it?"

The middle-aged man, that is, Xu Chu, swept his tiger eyes around the mountains and forests, and cupped his hands suddenly, saying, "Back to the prime minister, it's in this area."

Cao Cao got up and was about to get off the carriage.

Xu Chu immediately said: "The mountain road is difficult to travel, it is still a certain generation of prime ministers to enter the mountain."

"It is rumored that this person has a strange temperament and is very arrogant. If the old man does not come in person, it may be difficult to invite him."

Cao Cao pulled back the thin curtain and got out of the carriage.

Xu Chu dismounted after him.

Hundreds of cavalry dismounted neatly, indicating that this is a well-trained cavalry.

"leave 100 people watching the horses"

After Cao Cao left a word, he walked towards the path up the mountain.

Naturally, Xu Chu and his soldiers would not really let Cao Cao go ahead. Most of them gathered around Cao Cao to protect them, and a small part went to the front to explore the way.

After half an hour.

In a forest, rays of sunlight shine down from the layers of branches and leaves, and the ground is covered with large and small sparkling spots.

Cao Cao and his party are enjoying the shade. Today, it is too hot.

Suddenly, a flute sounded, and the tune was very cheerful.

"Go and see"

Cao Cao got up and walked over.

Xu Chu and the soldiers got up one after another.

After a group of people walked not far, they found the flute player.

It was a shepherd boy about ten years old, enjoying the shade under a big pine tree of unknown age.

On the side, a sturdy yellow ox is grazing with its head down, its thick tail shakes occasionally to drive away flies.

Cao Cao stepped forward and asked, "Young boy, do you know that there is a hermit here?"

When the shepherd boy saw so many people coming, he was instinctively a little nervous and couldn't speak for a while.

Xu Chu was about to reprimand him.

Cao Cao glanced at him lightly, and the latter swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

Cao Cao looked at the shepherd boy and said kindly, "I'm not a villain, I'm an envoy from the imperial court, and I came here specifically to look for a hermit named Cao."

When the shepherd boy heard the word "hermit", his face became a bit stunned: "What you are looking for is a gentleman who always wears a blue robe?"

"Exactly. Do you know where he lives?"

Cao Cao is more amiable.

Hearing this, the shepherd boy looked back at the densely packed forest, scratched his head and said, "I don't know, I just saw him picking herbs on the mountain occasionally."

Cao Cao turned his head and glanced at the endless forest, frowned, and asked, "Where does Mr. Zhi often collect medicine?"

The shepherd boy seemed to be stumped by this question. After thinking about it for a long time, he said with a distressed face: "I can't say it. If I have to say it, I can only say that it is in this mountain surrounded by clouds and mist."

Cao Cao frowned, no matter how big the mountain is, he can always find it, but he can wait, but his youngest son Cang Shu, who is already seriously ill, can't afford to wait.

At this moment, the cries of various wild animals came, including wolves, tigers, leopards, and wild boars...

"alert"

Xu Chu gave an order.

Hundreds of soldiers immediately raised their crossbows and stood ready.

After a while, an astonishing scene happened. Dozens of beasts jumped out of the bushes and rushed towards this direction like crazy.

Such a large-scale beast appeared at the same time, so brave Xu Chu also changed his color, and immediately protected Cao Cao behind him.

After a while, dozens of beasts rushed forward, seeing so many people blocking the front, they immediately rushed forward.

At this moment, a faint flute sound floated from the sky.

Dozens of beasts fell into chaos one after another.

"put"

Xu Chu waved.

Hundreds of crossbow arrows were sent out from the hands of hundreds of soldiers, and there was an endless swishing sound.

In a blink of an eye, many beasts were hit by arrows and fell to the ground one after another.

Not far away, a wounded colorful tiger rushed over roaring.

Xu Chu went up to meet him with a knife.

The beautiful tiger was ferocious, and the injured one was even more ferocious, almost hurting Xu Chu.

After a few rounds of fighting, there was a muffled sound, and the knife in Xu Chu's hand pierced into the body of the colorful tiger.

The bright red blood soon dyed a piece of fur red, and the colorful tiger struggled a few times, then stopped moving.

……

Several miles away, Cao Yi took a cracked long flute and came to a woodcutter who had been eaten by wild animals and was left with a pile of bones.

After reciting the Duren Sutra once, he hurriedly buried him and left.

Back at the Taoist temple, Cao Yi did not go back to the hall, but sat on the stone bench and practiced the method of returning alchemy with golden liquid.Wisps of spiritual energy floated over from a piece of spiritual grass on the side of the courtyard.

With the passage of time, due to unknown cultivation methods, there was still a breakthrough, and Cao Yi entered a state of emptiness, cutting off contact with the outside world.

The colorless gas composed of streams of woody aura permeated Cao Yi's body within one meter, forming an invisible barrier.

As the saying goes, when the sky is unpredictable, the rain suddenly falls, pattering, like cow hair, like flower needles, like soft hair... The rain and mist are filled, and the raindrops are strung together into bead curtains, covering the sky like smoke and clouds. everything.

Half an hour later, a burst of dense footsteps appeared outside the Taoist temple.

　Matsushita asked the boy, and the teacher went to gather medicine.

　　Only in this mountain, the clouds do not know where.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)