After Yu Ye got rid of Bai Zhi on horseback, he went straight to Lingjiao Town, bought a bag of rice, a jar of wine, incense, braised meat and other items, and hurried through the town to the south.
As he waded through the small river outside the town, he lingered for a moment.
I remember when he slept here in the open and encountered Bai Zhi's horse charge and Chen Qi's humiliation. At that time, he was still an ignorant boy from the mountains who was curious about the unfamiliar world. But just ten months have passed, and the world in his eyes has changed. The ignorance and impulsiveness that once existed slowly fade away as the beauty disappears.
When night fell, a man and a horse stopped in front of a creek.
The stream is clear, the vegetation is lush, the surrounding hills are undulating, and a crescent moon hangs slantingly on the horizon.
Yu Ye unpacked his luggage, put the rice on the ground, and let the horses eat and drink. He himself walked to a high place and looked into the distance.
Duanfeng Cliff is not far away.
In the past, if we had traveled by car and walked, the two hundred miles would have taken three days. And with the strength of a strong horse, we can reach Lingjiao Valley tomorrow.
Under the night, nothing unusual was seen near or far.
Well, that woman who is good at stalking didn’t follow!
Yu Ye returned to the grass beside the stream. He ate a piece of braised pork, drank some water, then closed his eyes and let out a long sigh of relief.
There was still a dull pain in my chest. The breath is slightly stagnant. This was the result of last night's struggle. Fortunately, after swallowing the elixir, he was fine. But now that I think about it, I still feel a lingering fear.
If he hadn't shown his weakness to the enemy and struck later, if he hadn't had the armor-piercing talisman and the Seven Kills Sword Qi to fight back at the critical moment, if... if it hadn't been for Bai Zhi's timely action, it's still unclear whether he would have survived in the end.
Her sword talisman is extremely powerful, even compared to the flying sword, it is even three points better. He is worthy of being a direct disciple of Xuanhuang Mountain, and he really has some tricks!
And how much of what she said can be believed?
Her willingness to sacrifice her life to help was absolutely true.
Alas, how could I owe her such a favor...
Yu Ye stretched out his hand to rub his brow, feeling depressed.
For that woman, he went from admiration, to awe, to resentment, to now helplessness. He didn't like dealing with an unpredictable person, especially a scheming and eloquent young woman. But he owed her a favor, allowing her to consider herself as senior sister, and forced herself to become her junior brother!
absurd!
Not only is it ridiculous, it is downright ridiculous!
If the Taoist sect is gone, where will the senior sisters and junior brothers come from?
What's more, the "Tiangang Sutra" that someone has painstakingly studied alone without a master has nothing to do with the Seven Kills Sword Qi and Xuanhuang Mountain!
Bai Zhi is cheating!
Once upon a time, a cold, arrogant and reserved beautiful woman, an elusive Taoist master, actually got into a rogue relationship with the boy she looked down on. I don’t know if she has changed or if it was fate!
Yu Ye shook his head and raised his hand.
Two jade rings and two flying swords fell in front of him, which he had obtained from the murder last night. He poured out all the contents of the ring and picked out pills, spiritual stones, jade slips, talismans, jade tablets and other items.
There are actually six spiritual stones!
It can be seen that the monks in Qizhou have different levels of cultivation and wealth.
The two jade plaques are both engraved with the words "Qizhou Xuanfeng". The jade plaque seized before was engraved with 'Qizhou Zhongshan'. Could it be that the two men last night came from different places in Qizhou from the monks they killed before?
How many masters have come to Qizhou?
There are two jade slips, one of which is the Immortal Sect's technique, called "Shendan Jue". After a little inspection, I found that the method of cultivation is quite superficial, which is far different from the obscure and profound "Tiangang Sutra". The other one was actually a map slip called the Map of the Four Territories of Daze.
Yu Ye picked up the picture slip and was quite surprised.
They obtained maps of Yanzhou and Qizhou successively, but could not find a map of Daze. For this reason he either lost his way or lost his way. Now that the map is in hand, there is no need to worry about blindness in seeking the truth.
Several bottles of elixirs are for healing wounds and nourishing qi.
There are more than twenty talismans, including the Fire Talisman, the Wind Control Talisman, and two Dragon Subduing Talismans.
Dragon subduing talisman?
When I was escaping last night, my way was cut off and my limbs were tied. It must have been this Dragon Subduing Talisman that was causing trouble!
nice one!
There were also some scattered gold and silver, clothes, boots and other sundries, as well as several wine jars. One of the monks killed last night must have been an alcoholic.
Yu Ye put away all the things on the ground and couldn't help but touch the iron ring on the middle finger of his left hand.
The iron ring for holding things is really useful. It's just that most of the items inside are the relics of the dead.
Isn’t it a bit unlucky?
Ever since he became a monk, he has either been practicing or running around, killing people, burning corpses, and searching for relics. This road is not only unlucky, but also extremely dangerous, but it is difficult to turn back. It makes people feel like an arrow leaving the string, but they don't know whether they are flying towards death or eternal life.
It is said that a truly strong person can transcend reincarnation, become a true immortal, and live forever!
Alas, I thought too far!
It is enough just to live!
Yu Ye took out a spiritual stone and put it in his palm, then took out a jade slip and looked at it intently.
"Heavenly Forbidden Technique".
This is a technique left by Qiu Bo, which is a forbidden technique. It is to turn the talismans and formations invisible, and use magic power to assist the hand seals to form talisman formations to perform the trap and strangle. The so-called heavenly ban means that everything is forbidden in the vastness of the world. The power of the forbidden spell is closely related to the cultivation level of the caster. It is divided into seven methods including trapping, confinement, confusion, gods, ghosts, refining, and killing, as well as thousands of variations of talisman formations.
sharp!
But there are dozens of hand seals, hundreds of formulas, and thousands of talisman formations, which I couldn't understand at all at the moment.
The more powerful the spell, the more obscure and profound it becomes.
You can't always give up in spite of difficulties. It all depends on human effort. Just think about it slowly!
While absorbing the spiritual energy in the wild, he wrote down the "Tianjin Technique" word for word...
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The next day.
In the afternoon.
Yu Ye rode a horse into the canyon.
Passing through the canyon is the Lingjiao Valley.
Walking to the end of the canyon, he abandoned his horse and walked with his sword in the wild. Ten months ago, it was still ice and snow here and the wind was howling. Now that I have returned to my old place, the vegetation is lush and lush.
A few miles to the right is Kucao Gorge.
Yu Ye recognized the previous path and walked toward a rocky mountain.
A frightened mountain deer jumped away, and several birds flew over the cliff.
The foothills of the stone mountain are covered with grass. Looking through the grass, a cave entrance is looming.
Yu Ye paused for a moment, then bent down and got into the hole.
The scene inside the cave is the same as in the past, but there are more footprints of birds and animals. Follow the entrance of the cave and climb over a pile of rubble. After more than ten feet, you are already in another dark cave.
Yu Ye stood silently.
Now that I have spiritual consciousness, I can see things in the dark like day.
But what appeared in front of his eyes was the scene from the past, as if he saw an ignorant young man coming here, holding a fire certificate in his hand, and his face was full of anxiety; and he seemed to see Wu Bo and Chen Qi confronting each other, and Er Gou... Leaving in panic behind his back...
Yu Ye put the long sword into the iron ring and jumped up on his toes. There was a crack in the stone at the top of the two-foot-high cave. He jumped into it, then used both hands to climb up slowly.
The narrow and rugged place still exudes a faint fishy smell.
After the twists and turns, the surroundings suddenly became clear.
Yu Ye climbed out of the crack in the stone and walked alone in the empty and silent cave.
This was the cave where he killed the big snake, found the remains, and encountered the dust. It was also the place where his father died. The remains of the big snake and the monk had long since disappeared. The bones in the corner were also burned. Only darkness and emptiness remain, as if time has frozen and the years are eternal.
eternal?
The eternity mentioned in the classics is extremely mysterious. Maybe it's right in front of you, maybe it's just that ordinary and simple?
I walked around the cave several times and found nothing.
Yu Ye stopped helplessly, took out a wooden sign and placed it in the open space. This is a spiritual tablet he bought at the grocery store. It has his father's name written on it, and the star is the spiritual tablet of Yao. He also took out two candles, fire folds, a jar of wine, and two pieces of braised meat. When he lit the candle, a warm light suddenly appeared in the darkness.
"Dad, I couldn't find your bones in the field and couldn't collect them for burial. Today I came here to pay homage and kowtow!"
Yu Ye knelt on his knees, kowtowed a few times, then sat down, opened the wine jar, and the wine spilled on the ground.
"Dad, drink!"
No one answered, only the candlelight flickered gently.
Yu Ye raised the wine jar and took a sip. The wine spilled on his face, choked in his mouth, and burned in his heart.
"Ahem——"
He put down the wine jar and wiped his face with his hand. The drink was still on his face, and his eyes were covered with tears again.
"Dad, eat meat!"
Yu Ye picked up a piece of braised pork and ate it, his eyes blurred with tears, but his face was calm and indifferent. Only his low voice revealed silent sadness.
At this moment, a sigh suddenly came from the distance——
"well……"
Yu Ye hurriedly turned his back to hide the traces of tears, and then turned his head to follow the sound.
More than ten feet away, there are several other cave entrances.
But I saw a figure walking out of the darkness, with a familiar figure, familiar expression, and familiar words——
"I didn't expect that your father would die here. It's no wonder that you met Chen Qi and caused trouble..."
Sure enough, it’s Angelica again!
And he had clearly left her far behind, so how could she follow him here?
Yu Ye dropped the braised pork and stood up suddenly.
But Bai Zhi turned a blind eye to him, walked directly to the spiritual tablet, took out a ceramic incense burner and three incense sticks from the package and placed them properly, then lit the incense again, knelt down and said in her mouth : "Uncle Yu's spirit is above. Bai Zhi from Baijia Village bows down to you. I am the senior sister who will take care of Yu Ye. Please don't worry!"
Yu Ye wanted to have a fit, but he forced himself to hold it back.
"Do you know why you light three incense sticks when worshiping your ancestors?"
Bai Zhi stood up and spoke in a soft and easy-going voice.
Yu Ye took two steps back, looking wary.
Bai Zhi still turned a blind eye to him, and asked and answered: "Three incense sticks, one to respect heaven, two to respect earth, and three to respect ancestors. Incense has the meaning of dispelling evil spirits and channeling spirits, and it is also said that burning oneself spreads fragrance in all directions."
Yu Ye couldn't help but waved his hand and interrupted: "Stop showing off and tell me how you found this place and how you still linger..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a "pop" sound from Bai Zhi. As if he couldn't help laughing, he covered his lips with his hand, and then said with a serious look on his face: "Wherever you fall, you get up. This is the case for anyone who has great ambitions and achieves something. I think it is the same for my junior brother!"
