Yuan Han agreed to lead the way to Tianshen Mountain.
However, he and his brothers have not recovered from their injuries and will need to recover for a few days. Another thing is that he must write down the route told by his elders and arrange the village properly so that he can travel far away with peace of mind.
And Yu Ye also promised Yuan Han that before leaving, he would still guard the safety of the mountain village. When he left, he would take away all the monks and give the villagers long-term peace.
Afternoon.
It must be late summer, when the sun is shining like fire in the sky.
Under the shade of the trees at the entrance of the village, it stands in silence in the wild.
Lai Mian stood beside him, still with a dark face.
Four men with swords were guarding the bank of the river at the foot of the mountain col. Those are the brothers of Yuan Han, patrolling and guarding day and night.
After the river passes, there is a large wilderness. Two figures can be seen walking between the dense heat waves. The one who looks like an old man is Wen Gui, and the one with a pale face and beard is Chi Li.
Chi Li slowed down and walked to the river and stopped.
Wen Gui crossed the river directly, jumped up the mountain col, nodded to Yu Ye and Lai Mian at the entrance of the village, and then raised his hand to signal.
I saw Chi Li with a bitter smile on his face and said: "Haha, a river is like a forbidden area of Thunder Pond. Even Chi Li dare not cross even half a step." He He raised his head and looked at Yu Ye, then raised his voice and said, "I heard that you have found Tianshen Temple. Elder Guan is afraid of fraud, so he ordered you to make a promise in person, and then let him make the decision at his discretion."
Wen Gui spread his hands and said helplessly: "The old lady Guanyi is very cunning and refuses to listen to my advice. It's difficult for you to take him away from here!"
Following Yu Ye's entrustment, he went to see Guanyi and said that he had found a way out. As long as Guanyi no longer invaded Yuanjia Village, he would take him back to Yanzhou with him. However, Guanyi acted like an elder and asked Yu Ye to plead with him in person and make a promise, otherwise he would never leave.
"snort!"
Yu Ye seemed to have expected it, and hummed: "Child Master, please tell Elder Guan that in seven days, I will be led by Yuan Han and set off for Tianshen Mountain. I am not asking for his permission or forcing him to go with me, but giving him I am on the same path as Yanzhou. If he persists in his stubbornness, I will definitely make him regret it!"
His words were sonorous and powerful, and he was full of confidence. Then he raised his chin and said again: "Pass the message!"
"Haha, I, as the messenger, am not afraid of hard work!"
Chi Li laughed to himself, turned and left.
Wen Gui looked at Yu Ye and said unexpectedly: "If Guanyi refuses to leave, what can you do?"
Lai Mian couldn't help but be a little confused and asked: "Yu Ye, how dare you conclude that the sacred mountain is the way out that day?"
"If Guanyi refuses to leave, you two help me kill him!"
Yu Ye wrote lightly, and then added: "I can't tell whether there is a way out of Tianshen Mountain. It's better to give it a try than to be trapped here."
Wen Gui's face froze.
Lai Mian remained silent.
Yu Ye shrugged and walked toward the village.
The village is located on a mountain col, with towering ancient trees and thatched cottages scattered around. Occasionally, the mountain breeze blows, the heat dissipates, and it is quite cool under the shade of the trees.
Take a leisurely walk in the wild.
In the small fenced courtyard in front, an old couple was burning a pot and stove, and the aroma of wine floated in the wind;
Under an old tree, several women were weaving linen and cutting clothes, and children were playing around their knees. The scene was cheerful and peaceful:
Next to the well in the village, a pavilion was set up and a charcoal fire was burning. As the iron tools were coming out of the furnace, two men kept hitting them with hammers.
At the west end of the village, an old man is drying medicinal herbs. It is said that he is the shaman of the village, but he is deaf, blind and old. Perhaps when he noticed someone approaching, he stood up tremblingly.
The body, confused: "Who..."
Yu Ye slowly stopped. He wanted to say hello, but he was afraid of being disturbed, so he walked around.
To Yuanjia Village, he was just a passer-by, coming and going without being disturbed; but to him, a passer-by, this small mountain village was self-sufficient, far away from the world, with beautiful scenery, tranquility and ease, more like It was the countryside in his dream, something he could dream of but yet elude him.
"well--
The old man let out a frustrated sigh, stretched out his hand to twist his snow-white beard, rolled his gloomy eyes, and said slowly: "Is it true that this old man is so comatose that he can neither hear nor see? This world has lasted forever, so why bother to listen? No need to look. Let the morning flowers fall in the evening, the wind rises and the clouds disperse, a thought of life and death can last for ten thousand years. If the gods step into the sky, mountains will still be mountains, and people will still be people..."
The babbled words were so confused that it was difficult for people to understand.
Yu Ye arched his hands as an expression of respect and quietly walked through the woods to the west end of the village.
There is a hillside here, surrounded by trees, quiet and with a wide view.
Yu Ye sat down at the edge of the forest and looked up into the distance. He seemed to be leisurely, but he couldn't help but frown and his mind was confused.
He met Yuan Han and others from Yuanjia Village by chance. Looking at the women, children, old and young in the village reminded him of Yujia Village. If he stood idly by and allowed innocent people to be harmed, how different would he be from the incompetent boy back then? What would be the use of embarking on the immortal path with persistence and no regrets?
Regardless of whether the illusion is true or not, and whether the ancient realm exists or not, he cannot just watch innocent people suffer. He wants to help Yuanjiacun get out of trouble!
And saving Yuanjia Village is not just a moment of self-rescue?
But as said, his current situation is quite difficult, and offending Guanyi will cause endless troubles. But as he continued to get into trouble and became more and more troubled, he became less scrupulous. Maybe he had been waiting for that day to come!
Yu Ye was silent for a moment, then lowered his head and looked to his right hand.
The two spiritual rings on his right hand, one containing the six-winged golden salamander, are his greatest reliance against Guanyi. The other holds eighty thorn-eating martens, which may become another powerful helper for him. And if you want to use it for your own use, you must refining it. However, it was difficult for him to use his magic power. Even after studying the relevant techniques, it was still difficult for him to start cultivating these ferocious beasts.
Yu Ye raised the ring and thought carefully...
Six days later.
The crescent moon rises and the night becomes hazy.
Yu Ye was still sitting on the hillside at the west end of the village.
Wen Gui and Lai Mian were guarding the entrance of the village. Although they were of no use, they could keep an eye on Guan Yi's movements, allowing him to be busy with other matters.
"Whoosh——"
In the silence, there was a sound of wind, and a black shadow came out of the sky, but it rushed towards him with teeth and claws.
Yu Ye suddenly waved his hand to stop him.
"boom--"
Before his left hand could stop him, it was bitten by the black shadow. He was pulled off the ground by the strong force, and he hurriedly raised his right hand, grabbing a drop of blood essence in his palm, taking advantage of the situation to draw a few restraints, and slapped it into the black shadow's head. As if struck by lightning, the black shadow flopped down on the hillside, losing its ferocity and turning into a trembling figure. He shook his left hand with lingering fear, but a layer of fine scales remained intact. He waved his sleeves again and shouted softly: "You evil beast, go back -"
[In view of the general environment,
In the blink of an eye, the black shadow that was more than ten feet long disappeared without a trace.
Yu Ye then raised his right hand.
There is an extra spirit ring on his right hand, which contains the thorn-eating marten he just sacrificed and conquered. Although there are only a dozen of them, they are the ones he has been missing for days.
All the gains from continuous attempts.
It is difficult to subdue the thorn-devouring marten without the use of magical power. The only option is to release it from the ring, lure it to attack, forcibly erase the mark of its master's consciousness, and then break into his wild essence and blood restriction. Although this method is extremely clumsy, it is also effective, but it is too time-consuming and labor-intensive to practice one by one.
"Brother Yu——"
At this moment, a call came from behind.
It was Yuan Han, walking through the woods with another man. He held up a roll of animal skin in his hand and signaled: "The elders in the village drew a map for me, but I didn't worry about getting lost on the way. Tomorrow morning, brother Yuan Xia and I will accompany you to Tianshen Mountain!"
"How are your injuries?"
"It's already fine!"
"Is everything settled well at home?"
"It's all right, brother, don't worry. This picture shows Tianshen Mountain and the path has been marked. Please take a look at it——"
Yu Ye asked a few questions and then said no more.
Yuan Han is a man of his word and he is not worried. The so-called map was a sheepskin with pictures drawn in animal blood and marked with strange characters that he couldn't understand at all.
Yu Ye had no choice but to return the map to Yuan Han, and then followed the brothers back to the village.
Passing through the village at night, we arrived at Dongtou.
Two people were sitting under an old tree at the entrance of the village. Wen Gui was pouring and drinking a jar of wine, while Lai Mian closed his eyes and rested his mind; torches were lit by the river not far away, and several men were patrolling and on guard.
"Junior Brother Yu——"
When Wen Gui saw Yu Ye, he raised his wine to greet him.
Yu Ye waved his hand and asked, "Has Chili responded?"
"There has been no movement for several days!"
"What does Guanyi want to do?"
"The mountains and rivers here are so good that he doesn't want to go back, hehe..."
"snort!"
Yu Ye had no intention of joking and walked to the hillside.
Looking from a distance, the fire was blazing a hundred feet away, and the groups of people could be clearly seen, but there was no sign of wanting to leave.
Yuan Han worriedly said: "Brother Yu..."
Yu Ye once asked Chi Li to send a message, asking Guanyi to lead the Yanzhou monks to follow him to Tianshen Mountain. Unexpectedly, the other party was indifferent. This was to bully him into not daring to fall out!
"Brother Yuan, let's set off tomorrow!"
"Um!"
Yuan Han and Yuan Xia said goodbye and left.
"Pooh!"
Although Yu Ye pretended that nothing happened, he was still depressed and spat bitterly.
Wen Gui and Lai Mian walked to him and said in confusion——
"Going to Tianshen Mountain tomorrow?"
"Guanyi refuses to leave, how can Yuan Han be willing to lead the way for you?"
Yu Ye raised his eyebrows, his eyes flashed, and said, "If I encounter disaster in the field, you two will not be lucky!"
He left the sentence without any clue, turned around and walked towards the west end of the village.
"Hey, what did he mean?"
Wen Gui was surprised and said, "He offended Guan Yi in the wilderness, what does it have to do with you and me?"
Lai Mian crossed his arms and put his hands on his chin, thinking silently. His dark face seemed to blend into the night, making it difficult to distinguish and understand.
Wen Gui was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized: "He is going to sink his boat and burn the cauldron. He is desperate. And for a small village and a group of unrelated mountain people, why should he fight so hard?"
"Who are you fighting for?"
Lai Mian suddenly asked.
"Oh, could it be that he..."
Wen Gui was about to speak but stopped, unable to help but look bitter.
