Ji Kuo refused to listen and insisted on going to the foot of Qingfeng Mountain to fight. Gu Jingzhi had no choice but to sigh: Good words can't persuade the damn ghost, so he let him go.
The exile team quickened their pace and quickly covered more than three miles. In the evening, they arrived at the southern foot of Qingfeng Mountain. The road was not very wide. Ji Kuo asked everyone to walk up the mountain and find three or two caves to stay temporarily for one night. "There are many wild animals on the mountain. Don't go too far. Try to stay in one place!"
The hillside was steep and carriages could not go up the mountain. Gu Jingzhi arranged for Gu Ye and his people to stay beside the official road to take care of them and told them to be more alert at night. He picked up Caiwei and went up the mountain first. He was very fast and kept the others far away. The land was left behind.
After searching for a while, the two men found a cave entrance.
The sky had just darkened, and once inside the cave, there was no light at all. Gu Jingzhi said to Caiwei: "Take out the torch!"
Caiwei took out the torch that she had prepared a long time ago, with the top coated with resin oil, and handed it to him. She took out a slender torch, opened the lid and blew in a puff of yellow-red flames. With the resin bouncing on the fire, Gu Jingzhi brought the torch closer and "tangped" the resin, igniting it and illuminating the entire cave.
Caiwei closed the lid of the Huozhezi, and the flames disappeared immediately, and the Huozhezi turned into a small bamboo tube again. She used the fire excerpt to lament the previous one. The wisdom of the ancients was really impressive. They could actually invent a fire that would not go out when it burned.
Torches illuminated the cave, which was filled with dust, tangled grass, and animal droppings.
In modern times, Caiwei had seen videos of masters who survived in the wild. Such a cave cannot be lived in directly. It must be lit first to burn out the hidden bugs and at the same time remove the cold air.
There were a lot of straw and corn poles in the space. He put two bundles of straw in the east, three bundles in the west, and placed them everywhere. Gu Jingzhi lit them with a torch, and the fire suddenly burst out. He said: "The grass in your space It’s quite dry in the sun!”
The two people exited the cave, and everyone behind them had already climbed up the mountain. Ji Kuo asked, "Why is there a fire?"
Gu Jingzhi explained, and Ji Kuo nodded and praised: "Master Gu is really knowledgeable and talented!" He took the others to find two more caves and tried the same thing.
The truly knowledgeable and talented girl Cai Wei was playing with lotus picking and Wei Fanghua outside the cave, tinkering with fire dumplings.
The mountain wind was strong, and the fire in the cave burned out quickly. There was actually a warm feeling when entering the cave.
Gu Jingzhi greeted the Gu family, and the Li family and Wei Heng family came in to set up a tent. The safe wicker basket was replaced by a twice-larger one containing the tent. It was difficult for him to carry it on his own. His uncle Gu Jingchao saw that he was struggling, so he took over the task for him. He pulled it over and walked up the mountain easily, holding it in his hand as if it was nothing.
Two tents were set up. Gu Jingzhi, Jing Chao, and Gu Huairu, the ones with higher martial arts values, lived at the entrance of the cave, while the others slept inside.
Jiuyang and Xiao Shitou were carrying charcoal for the stove and food on their backs. They arrived late. After lighting the stove, they had to go down the mountain again. "I'm afraid there's not enough food and water!"
Miss Caiwei stopped them and said, "That's enough. We all can't eat much, so I'll distribute it!" As long as something passes through her hands, the quantity will double. How can it not be enough?
The steamed buns were baked warm, the spring water was boiled, and a few pinches of black tea leaves were put in. The aroma was overwhelming. Everyone was full of food and drank plenty of water.
Gu Huairu didn't drink any wine and was about to go to sleep with some regret. Gu Jingzhi shook his head and said, "Third uncle, wait a little longer. Bandits are often infested here in Qingfeng Mountain. With so many of us and such a big battle, they will definitely know about it. I'm afraid. He won’t let us go!”
Everyone got excited when they heard this, and Gu Jingchao said excitedly: "Great, I didn't have enough fun fighting the wolves last time. More bandits will just kill enough!" Cai Lian's little face smiled, Also eager to try.
Gu Jingxin held Cai Lian with one hand and Wei Fanghua with the other, "The three of us will compete to see who can kill more people!"
Miss Caiwei, who was excluded from the circle, shed tears of sympathy for the bandits in Qingfeng Mountain, but don't come to rob them! You will get something when you come here, but you may not be able to go back!
In the quiet night, there were birds singing "cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo". It was Gu Nian's men who came to report the news.
Gu Jingzhi stepped out of the tent, and a young man came from far outside the cave. He lowered his hand and reported: "Master, the leader of Qingfeng Mountain personally led the bandits, bypassing Gu Ye and others on the official road and came up the mountain. I heard what they said because they wanted to Rob our wife!"
"Our lady? Song Wanru? You are so ambitious. As long as I, Gu Jingzhi, am here, I will not let them get what they want!" Gu Jingzhi finally knew why he was robbed and killed by Qingfeng Mountain bandits in his last life! It is absolutely impossible to kidnap Song Wanru, the aunt's mother-in-law. Song Wanru has not suffered enough sins, so it is absolutely impossible to let her go just like that.
The young man nodded, "That's Mrs. Song!" Gu Jingzhi waved, "Okay, I understand. You try not to be exposed. If you want to kill them from behind, it's best to kill them all and leave no one behind!" Thinking of the bandits entrenched in Qingfeng Mountain After many years here, the wealth and food accumulated will not be short, and he said: "No, leave me a living person, I will be of great use!"
The young man took the order and Gu Jingzhi returned to the tent and spoke to everyone. Gu Huairu praised: "Jingzhi really has the style of my grandfather. He is strategizing and winning thousands of miles away. He is worthy of being the future head of my Gu family!"
Gu Jingzhi said modestly: "My third uncle is so complimentary, but my nephew is so ashamed!"
Gu Jingchao suddenly stood up, walked to the entrance of the cave, listened carefully, and whispered: "Someone is coming!"
Caiwei pulled out five steel knives from Ping An's huge wicker basket. Ping An doubted his own eyes. He clearly put three knives in there, but why did he put them into five? Could there be something wrong with his memory?
Time was running out, so he could only suppress the doubts in his heart and divide the knives. Everyone except ten-year-old Wei Fanghua had one. Gu Jingzhi put his hand on his waist and slowly pulled out a soft sword.
The sound of chaotic footsteps sounded, and then torches were lit everywhere, and then someone shouted in unison: "I drove this road, I planted this tree, if you want to live from now on, leave money to buy the road. Dare to say no, your head Unscrew it!”
Twisting heads is Gu Jingchao's patent. Caiwei looked at him when he heard this, and Gu Jingchao also laughed innocently, "Hahaha! Who is so bold and dares to steal my lines to see which of us will have his head screwed off? Come on, go out and meet them!" "
