After devouring breakfast, the two of them went back to their houses, agreeing that whoever wakes up first would wake the other up, and then go all the way north.
The two of them went back to the room to get a basin of water, washed themselves randomly, then fell asleep in their clothes.
It was noon, and the Shanhang Restaurant was bustling with people and people coming and going, which woke up Xiaoyu who was sleeping soundly. Xiaoyu sat up in shock, picked up the long sword, glanced at the bamboo pole, grabbed it, and turned over. He took off the tile roof and hid it on the ridge beam of the room. After all, he was outside during the day. It would not be a good thing if the waiter took it away as a pole in the store and discovered the secret.
It is hidden on the beam. Firstly, it can prevent others from taking it by mistake. Secondly, if you go out to do things and delay for a long time, you can still find the shoulder pole with the Nirvana Sword hidden in it when you return to this tavern. After all, no one will find it. I went to play on the beam of the inn.
When I left Hejia Village in Daguishan at the beginning of the year, I originally wanted to leave this sword at home with the Seven Killing Orders, but then I thought about it and thought it could be used for self-defense in an emergency. Who knows? Brother Yu has been following him, but apart from serving as an ordinary carrying pole, it has no use at all.
Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei were originally going to rush to Mo Yun Mountain to tell their master about the Yu Sect, one of the ten major sword sects. But now, by some strange combination of circumstances, the border of Qianzhou has been destroyed, and Xiaodongxing Mountain is right next to this Dongxing Mountain. On the north side of Xingshan Mountain, I don't know if Luoluo's brother Li Kun and the second elder Li Jun are still in Dongxing Mountain. They parted a year ago and were going to Dongxing Mountain to rescue the chess doctor Kong Ge.
Luo Luo and his father are going to Luokong Mountain to seek medical treatment from Taoist Wuji. She doesn’t know if the fire poison in her father’s body can be cured...
Now that Xiao Xiao was inexplicably taken away and her whereabouts were unknown, he and Brother Yu had to hurry up and find her. But there is no extra time to spend a few days walking to the south of Dongxing Mountain to go to the Xuantian Sect to see how his brother Luoluo is doing.
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Xiaoyu knocked on Yu Liufei's door and woke up Yu Liufei. The two went to find the shopkeeper, fried two side dishes and ate them randomly to fill their stomachs, took the sword, went to Ma Yi and bought two fast horses, and headed all the way to Xiaodong. Walk north of the mountain.
Yesterday they were just searching back and forth on the side of the main peak of Xiaodongxing Mountain, and the distance traveled was only a few dozen miles.
Xiaodongxing Mountain is not small. It has the main peak in the south and a side peak in the north. When the second shopkeeper sent people to look for my daughter for several days, they searched for her on the main peak in the south because the side peak in the north is where Daojiazhai is. They dare not go.
Daojiazhai does not disturb the people, and naturally the people will not disturb them. The bandits and the people have lived in peace for many years.
There is a tributary of Mingshui River, called Hengjiang River, between the north peak of Xiaodongxing Mountain and the main peak on the south side.
The Hengjiang River flows mostly around the north peak, and further north of the north peak is the southern cliff of Nalanyan Mountain, which is insurmountable. Daojiazhai is built with mountains and rivers, taking advantage of the natural moat. It has indeed found a good and long-term place to set up camp.
Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei asked pedestrians as they walked along the horse path to the north side of Xiaodongxing Mountain. After passing Lihuaji, there was a winding and rugged mountain road. From the occasional smoke from one or two cooking stoves to the deserted mountain road, they rode horses. It's been more than an hour.
The place where the two peaks of Xiaodongxing Mountain meet.
This is the mouth of a gorge. On both sides are not steep cliffs, but shoals and dense forests. You can reach the river by horseback, but you can't cross the other side of the river bank.
Not far away is a suspension bridge across the river, about ten feet wide and twenty feet long. The river in front of it is Hengjiang, a tributary of the Mingjiang River.
Xiaoyu and Yu Liufei found a forest, tied up the two horses, and prepared to go to the bridge to have a look, because the opposite side of the bridge was the gate of Daojiazhai.
Xiaodongxing Mountain is divided into two peaks, the north and the south. Now the south peak has been searched by the two of them, but no one has been found at all, so the north peak may be the key.
Across the bridge is the stone city wall built by the village, and the city gate at the end of the bridge is the village gate.
There was no one guarding the city, only a flag fluttering in the wind with the characters "Daojiazhai" written on it.
The two of them walked slowly along the suspension bridge to the entrance of the village, only to discover that there was a line of large characters cast in white ash on the right side of the entrance, which read: "No one with the surname Ruan and dogs are allowed to enter." '
There are two fist-sized round tin rings hanging on the red lacquered copper door. You can tell at a glance that they are used for knocking on the door.
Yu Liufei walked in front of Xiao Yu, and the two of them walked to the gate of the city tower. Yu Liufei turned around and looked at Xiao Yu, meaning that I should go up and knock on the door.
Xiaoyu nodded, and the two stood at the gate of Daojiazhai.
"Bang, bang, bang..." After several sounds, the guard boy of Daojiazhai ran out from the tower in shock and looked at the two people below.
But the boy shouted: "What are you two doing? Why are you knocking on the door?"
Xiaoyu clasped her fists and bowed: "My sister-in-law has lost her way. I searched several hills but couldn't find anyone. When I found this place, I came here to worship her and asked the villagers if they had seen her."
The boy held the red tassel knife in his hand and shouted to the people below: "There's something wrong. I'm looking for someone to find Daojiazhai. I see that you two are not ordinary farmers. It seems that you are looking for trouble." Yes, don't overeat and get out of here." After the boy finished speaking, he turned around and left, going back to the attic of the city tower.
In the attic, two young men dressed like him and wearing armor were drinking wine and eating meat. When they saw this young man coming back, one of them asked: "Who is it? Isn't it Luo Baldy's bastard?"
"Hey, no, that bald man went to find a Taoist priest to perform rituals. Downstairs were two young men with swords. They said that my sister was lost. Come here and let me blast her away. Come on, come on. , keep eating, don't worry about it." The boy leaned the red tassel knife in his hand against the wall, moved the stool, and continued to sit down to drink and eat meat, ignoring Xiao Yu and the other two.
When Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei saw that the gatekeeper ignored him, they had to find another way. They looked at the tower and saw that it was not high, only about two feet.
The two of them looked at each other and were about to climb over the wall with Qinggong, but at this moment, gongs and drums were roaring not far away, making it extremely noisy.
The two of them turned around and saw that a group of people playing gongs and drums were coming this way. They had to walk back along the suspension bridge. When they reached the place where the horses were held, the people who were playing gongs and drums also happened to reach the intersection.
Yu Liufei and Xiao Yu were standing on the edge of the road, ready to make way for them.
Walking in front was a guy wearing a hat. He was the guide. He was also the Luo Baldy mentioned by the boy guarding the building.
Luo Tuzi stood on one side and said to the Taoist priest behind him: "Taoist priests, after passing the suspension bridge in front, we will reach our stockade. Please follow me when you enter the stockade."
Behind him was a group of Taoist priests wearing Taoist robes, six in total. Standing in front was a Taoist priest with a yellow robe and a square hat. He held a long sword in one hand and a Sanqing bell in the other. He shook it as he walked. When the hat guy spoke, he stopped ringing the bell in his hand, and the five people following him also stopped what they were doing.
The remaining five people all wore black Taoist robes of the same color and square-headed hats. One person held a banner and stood beside the leader of the Taoist priest in yellow robes. The other person held a gong and followed closely behind. The other three followed in turn. One person had a drum hanging around his neck, and the other held a One holds a wooden fish, and one holds a brass cymbal.
This outfit is just for performing services for the dead.
The leading Taoist priest in yellow robes replied: "Mr. Luo just leads the way."
"One more word, Taoist Priest Huang! There is no one with the surname 'Ruan' among the Taoist priests you lead, right? The leader of our village hates people with the surname Ruan the most in his life. He will definitely kill him when he sees it. Let's ask clearly, so that all the Taoist priests will not be harmed." Someone is in trouble." Luo Tuzi asked.
The leading Taoist priest in yellow robes twirled his long beard and replied: "Of course there is no such thing. Mr. Luo will just lead the way."
Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei saw them, especially the old Taoist priest in yellow robe. Xiao Yu felt that they looked familiar, so the two reined in their horses and stopped and looked at them.
The yellow-robed Taoist priest replied to Luo Tuzi's words, turned around and glanced at the two horsemen beside him, frowned immediately, glared at Xiao Yu and cursed: "It's you little bastard! Pay me back my money!"
Xiaoyu took a closer look and found out that he was really an acquaintance. It was the Taoist priest who defrauded him of his money that day. It was also the Taoist priest from the Demon Sect who had collaborated with him to capture Kong Pavilion - Huang Daoling.
