Mortal Bones

The old farmer did not answer immediately, but continued to move forward quickly. After confirming that Zhuangtou was far away, he suddenly stretched out his hand and slapped the young man hard on the back of the head, and then said:

"You brat, you are so frizzy, what did I tell you before you went up the mountain? Don't make any noise, don't make any noise!"

"And if Zhuangtou heard what you just said, we, father and son, will lie down and go out now!"

The young man was a little dissatisfied and said:

"Dad, it's true, if it's so dangerous, why do you still come here? The two of us have enough strength, how can we not find a way to survive?"

When the old farmer heard this, he rolled his eyes at the young man, then leaned into his ear and whispered:

"Do you know how much money we can earn after doing this job? Three hundred taels! Yes, three hundred taels!"

As soon as he heard that he would be able to earn three hundred taels this time, the young man's eyes, which were full of complaints, suddenly became excited.

But young people’s minds are hard to change. The more the old farmer said this, the more curious he became about this Taoist temple.

So after he entered the house and put down his burden, he finally couldn't help but ask: "Dad, what exactly is this Taoist temple? You should tell me about it, kid."

Xu Taiping, who was following here, suddenly became energetic after hearing the young man's question.

"call……"

Unable to resist, the old farmer lit a pot of cigarettes for himself, took a deep breath, and then said leisurely:

"This Taoist temple, also called the Temple of Ten Evils, was set up by the Immortal Family on the mountain to punish the disciples who broke the sect's rules."

"Some disciples who have killed someone or made a big mistake will be imprisoned in this Taoist temple and left to fend for themselves."

After hearing the word "immortal", the young farmer immediately said excitedly:

"Dad, there really are immortals on this mountain!"

When the old farmer heard this, he made a "pop" sound and hit the young farmer on the forehead with his tobacco pole. Then he said angrily:

"Keep your voice down, these immortals are all very evil and they can hear us from a long way away!"

As he spoke, he glanced around, then frightened the young farmer and said:

"Maybe there is an immortal hiding in our house right now!"

Xu Taiping, who was sitting quietly listening to the two chatting, scratched his head in embarrassment after hearing this.

After hearing this, the young farmer was obviously frightened, but he could not suppress his curiosity about the deeds of the immortal. He also held his voice and whispered to the old farmer:

"Dad, please continue talking. Tell us how the immortal on the mountain allowed those disciples who made big mistakes to fend for themselves in this Taoist temple."

The old farmer took a puff of cigarette and then said:

"The Ten Evils Temple has a rule about cannibalism, that is, within each month, each disciple must challenge one disciple by name."

"If you lose more than ten times in a row, you will become a slave of these ten evil concepts and be arranged to dig for gems in a dark mine until you die."

When the farm boy heard this, there was a clear look of fear in his eyes, but even so, he couldn't help but urge and ask:

"What if we win?"

The old farmer replied:

"If you win, you can get a gem. This gem can be used to exchange for food, weapons and elixirs. It can also be used to exchange for the opportunity to leave the Ten Evils and return to the sect after saving up to 300 yuan."

When the young farmer heard this, he nodded innocently and said:

"Sounds good to me."

But he immediately asked with some confusion:

"Isn't it said that immortals don't need to eat? Why do they need to use gems to exchange for food?"

The old farmer seemed to have expected that the young man would ask these questions. He took a sip at the tobacco pole very calmly, and then said:

"I heard it's because these meals contain antidotes to contain the poison in their bodies. If they don't eat them, they won't have the energy to fight at all."

Hearing this, the farm boy nodded with a look of astonishment on his face.

Xu Taiping, who was behind the two men, finally had a preliminary understanding of the Ten Evils after listening to the old farmer's story, and thought to himself:

"The Ten Evils Temple seems to be used by Taihao Sect to punish disciples who violate the sect's rules. The reason why Junior Sister Buyu was besieged is probably because she has just joined the Temple, and everyone wants to defeat her and make money from her. Get the spirit stone.”

At this time, the young farmer asked again:

"Speaking of which, Dad, why do you know so clearly about the matters within this temple?"

The old farmer smiled "hehe" and then said mysteriously:

"Your father and I used to be considered half cultivators, but later on, I committed some crimes and was disabled by the sect, so I went home to farm."

When the young farmer heard this, he rolled his eyes at the old farmer with disbelief and said:

"Dad, if you brag to outsiders, how come you brag to me, your son?"

Hearing this, the old farmer smiled "hehe" again, and then asked the young farmer in a seemingly true and false way:

"Mu Guang, do you want to be an immortal?"

The young farmer still felt that the old farmer was bragging, but Xu Taiping's eyes became sharper unconsciously after hearing what the old farmer said.

As his mind was extremely sensitive, he didn't think the old farmer was lying.

"Dang, Dang, Dang!"

But just when Xu Taiping wanted to continue observing the old farmer, a rapid ringing of bells suddenly sounded in the Taoist temple outside the house.

Immediately afterwards, a familiar voice suddenly resounded throughout the Taoist temple - "Master, Lin Buyu specifically challenges Su Muling. Please arrange it tomorrow!"

Xu Taiping was shocked and thought:

"Junior Sister Buyu, why do you take the initiative to challenge other disciples?"

As soon as he thought of this, he stepped on the Kunwu Sword and flew straight through the roof, flying in the direction where Lin Buyu's voice came from.

Immediately, he saw Lin Buyu's figure next to a big bell in an attic.

Just at this time, the master who had never shown up also said:

"Approved!"

Hearing this, Xu Taiping knew that the matter was settled, and the designated battle tomorrow was definitely unavoidable.

Just as he was staring at Lin Buyu in confusion, he saw Lin Buyu clasping his hands together and saying expressionlessly in the direction of the master's voice:

"If I win this battle, Lin Buyu does not want spiritual stones, but only asks the master to give me the big yellow dog."

Xu Taiping was stunned, then smiled bitterly:

"Junior Sister Buyu, you took such a big risk to fight with others just for this big yellow dog?"

The master was also puzzled-

"Why do you want that big yellow dog?"

Lin Buyu answered without hesitation:

"Anyone who has done me a favor, I, Lin Buyu, will never leave him to die, even if it is just a dog."

Xu Taiping's heart trembled when he heard this, and the confusion on his face suddenly turned into a smile of enlightenment, and then he murmured:

"It is indeed Junior Sister Buyu."