"Nurture your mind and body through martial arts, cultivate your family through education, this is indeed the life that many people dream of, but I didn't expect that I would actually see it here." Zhang Lingtian sighed.
"After the Sun God Cult and those evil ways are eliminated, I will also find a place like this to live in seclusion." Lan Ling'er said enviously.
"If the country becomes chaotic, you won't be able to stay alone no matter where you go. We martial arts practitioners have to work hard to change the dynasty and give the people a stable country." Lan Tian may have listened to Master Kongkong's words and felt a little worried about the country. The people rise up.
Early the next morning, Master Zhang Lingtian took out some silver to thank Old Man Yang, but he politely declined. Old Man Yang said: "In the future, if you have the opportunity, just come and sit at home. You must not accept any money."
Farewell to Old Man Yang and his family, everyone continued on their way west.
It was already daybreak, but the sun had not yet risen. The grass on the roadside was covered with clear frost. Everyone felt a strong chill when riding horses on the mountain path.
The terrain of the place where everyone walked was very different from that of the Central Plains. The mountains were tall but the vegetation was sparse, there were many lakes but swamps were everywhere, there were few people along the road, and wild beasts were infested. They could only travel more than a hundred miles a day. Fortunately, there were roads available, so the journey was not bad. smoothly.
On the afternoon of the third day, a high mountain appeared in front of the experts. The mountain was very big. They wanted to go around it, but there was no way. They had to follow the mountain road, but the road was very steep. They had to dismount and lead the horses to slowly climb up the mountain.
When it was getting dark, everyone came to the mountainside, and Master Kongkong found a flat place for everyone to set up camp.
When leaving Zhongnan Mountain, Zhang Lingtian divided the labor from setting up tents, cooking, hunting, and fetching water. Zhu Yu, Lan Tian, and Lingshanzi were in charge of hunting, Lan Linger, Lingyazi, and Linghuazi were in charge of cooking, and Master Xuyun, Yi'er, and Fo'er, Xin'er, Ling Linzi and Luo Lin set up tents, while Master Kongkong, Zhang Lingtian and Lu Bucai were responsible for fetching water.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Lingshanzi tied up his horse and asked Zhu Yu and Lan Tian to set off quickly, because it was easy to catch prey before dark. However, the three of them gathered strength and went down to a deep cave next to them. They searched everywhere, but they couldn't see anyone. Fortunately, we killed a wild donkey yesterday, and there was still half of the meat left. It was enough to eat today, and it didn’t matter if we couldn’t kill any wild animals.
The three of them crossed another ridge and saw seven or eight large abrupt trees on the opposite hillside. The leaves were thick and easy to hide from birds. Moreover, before dark, it was the time for birds to return to their nests. So Lingshanzi said: "Look for it." If there are no wild beasts, it would be a good idea to catch some birds and take them back. Let’s go over and have a look.”
The three of them came under the tree and looked up carefully. Sure enough, they saw a big bird playing in the tree, and there were also birds flying towards here not far away.
The three of them picked up some stones on the ground, used their internal force to throw them out at the birds. After a while, they had hit more than ten big birds, but three or four birds were hanging on the trees.
Zhu Yu regained her strength, flew to the branch, picked off the dead birds one by one, and threw them down.
Just when Zhu Yu was about to get off the tree, he accidentally looked towards the foot of the mountain and saw eight or nine people setting up tents on a flat place at the foot of the mountain, as if they were going to spend the night there.
Zhu Yu quietly got down from the tree and told Lingshanzi and Lan Tian what he saw.
"Needless to say, it must be Paju Gobu and Yuanying who secretly followed us." Lingshanzi said.
"Then what should we do?" Zhu Yu scratched his head and said.
"It's separated by a mountain anyway. Besides, they don't want to conflict with us head-on. They will definitely not attack us. We just need to go back quickly and tell Master Kongkong and the others about the situation." Lingshanzi said.
At this time, Lan Tian had picked up the big birds that the three of them had shot. There were fifteen birds in total. Each of the three of them grabbed five in their hands. After raising their spirits, they went down the ridge and followed the way they came. It was in the opposite direction of where the person setting up the tent was, flying quickly.
When the three of them arrived at the campsite, it was just getting dark. Lan Ling'er and the others' meals had been cooked. There was a fire burning among several tents. Everyone gathered around the fire, waiting for the three of them to come back to eat. .
After Zhu Yu told everyone about seeing someone at the foot of the mountain next to him, Master Kongkong said: "I saw Paju Gob and a group of people following us the day before yesterday. I was afraid that everyone would be worried, so I didn't say anything."
"I didn't expect that Paju Gobu would be so persistent and follow us for such a long time." Master Xuyun said in confusion.
"There is only one explanation for this, which is that the Great Netherworld Sutra is extremely important to them, and Paju Gobu must obtain this sutra at all costs." Master Zhang Lingtian said.
"Several masters, Monk Fan has been following us like this, which is a threat to everyone. It's better to try to get rid of them." Lan Tian suggested.
"I estimate that Phaju Gob's spiritual practice is so profound that his perception of everything around him is naturally extraordinary. When he is in silence, he can hear sounds from far away, just like the shadowless people who can hear people talking far away. Different approaches but similar results.”
Everyone couldn't help but be surprised when they heard what Master Kongkong said. Zhu Yu asked: "Master Kongkong, so you can say that a person can practice to the realm of unity between heaven and man?"
"The unity of heaven and man is the ideal of practitioners. Humans can only be somewhat connected to heaven and earth in certain aspects. Heaven and earth are so complex that humans cannot synchronize with heaven and earth."
"Master Kongkong, how do people communicate with heaven and earth?" Lan Ling'er became more and more confused as she listened.
"Qi! Through communication with Qi, what people practice is Qi. The Qi in the body is guided to the outside of the body, which is the release of internal power. There is also Qi between heaven and earth. Changes in heaven and earth produce changes in Qi. People who practice to a certain level can I feel this anger.”
"What's the point of being able to hear other people's voices from far away?" Lan Ling'er seemed to understand Master Kongkong's explanation.
"When a person speaks, the energy of the surrounding heaven and earth will flow. Only in this way can others hear your voice. If it is too far away and the sound is too weak, most people cannot hear the sound, but the energy will still change slightly. After practicing to a certain level People can feel this subtle change. This is the principle of extremely long-distance sound transmission. If the speaker can inject a certain amount of skill into the voice, the sound can be transmitted extremely far."
"Oh, I see, Master Kongkong, then you said that Paju Gob is at the foot of another mountain, can he hear what we are saying now?" Lan Ling'er asked.
"I don't know. If he practices deeply enough, he can hear. Moreover, if there are no obstacles in front of him, he can also see scenes far away."
"Master Kongkong, can we get rid of Paju Gobu's tracking?" Zhu Yu's question was very direct.
"I don't know about this, but can we give it a try?" Master Kongkong smiled.
"Master, please tell me, how to try?" Lingyazi couldn't help but stepped forward and asked.
Master Kongkong whispered: "In the second half of the night, we will leave quietly."
Everyone returned to their tents to rest. At Yin time, Master Kongkong woke up Zhu Yu, Lan Tian and Luo Lin who were sleeping in the same tent, and asked the three to inform others.
After a while, everyone walked out of the tent, quietly packed their belongings, then led the horses and walked west along the mountain road.
Master Kongkong had seen the sky before and calculated that in the middle of the night, when the moon was at its zenith, it was the right time for everyone to travel.
In the distance, the dark mountains loomed under the moonlight, giving it an illusory feeling. The surroundings were eerily quiet, with only the occasional rustling sound coming from the grass. This was the sound of hares or rats grazing and raking seeds. Grassroots voice.
Worried that their trip would be discovered by Paju Gob and his entourage, everyone said nothing and just pulled their horses forward.
After everyone walked out for more than two hours, the moon set and the sun would still rise for a while. The surroundings suddenly became dark. Everyone had no choice but to choose a mountain col with leeward wind, light a fire, warm themselves, rest, and wait for dawn.
"We can reach the Kunlun Mountains in another seven days. If we go from Kunlun to the Altyn Mountains, we can reach them in one or two days."
Master Kongkong has been to Tianshan Mountain before and knows the time and direction required for this journey.
Half an hour later, it was dawn. Everyone did not dare to delay. They put out the fire, got some soil and buried the ash, and then continued on their way.
On this day, everyone rode horses in a canyon for six hours before walking out of the canyon. The canyon was neither cold nor hot, and the road was flat. It was the best stretch of road in the past few days.
In order to get rid of Paju Gob and others as much as possible, after dark, everyone walked in the dark for more than an hour, came to the edge of a lake, and then set up camp.
