Liu Ruyan tightened the reins, and the white horse gradually slowed down. Walk slowly towards the entrance of the mountain. The mountain pass is a depression close to the mountain wall. The width of the road at the foot is less than one meter. On one side is a tall cliff, and on the other side is a deep mountain stream filled with mist. The entrance to the mountain looks like a tiger's big mouth, waiting to devour its prey. It looks extremely ferocious and terrifying. On a cliff at the mountain pass are written three strong and elegant cursive scripts: "Black Valley".
Liu Ruyan raised her head and stared at the words, her eyebrows furrowed, and she muttered silently: "So this is the Black Valley." Seeing the three words "Black Valley", he suddenly remembered what his master said to him before leaving, I thought for a moment: "Oh, what's wrong, how did I end up on this road? My master told me before that from Xianrenju Market to Guan Road, and walk straight ahead for about forty miles, there will be At the two forks, you can only enter the path on the left. Remember not to take the path on the right. The path on the right is the direction leading to the "Black Valley". The road is narrow and steep, with falling rocks often flying, making it extremely dangerous. It's difficult. The most terrifying thing is that robbers often appear. Remember! Don't go wrong..." At this moment, the advice given to him by his master before leaving echoed in his ears. Now, I had accidentally chosen the wrong path, and I couldn't help but raise my head and stamp my feet, feeling extremely upset.
Liu Ruyan thought for a long time and decided to bite the bullet and enter this dangerous place. If we turn around and go back to that fork in the road, we will definitely be delayed a lot of time.
Now that we are in front of him, why not just make the mistake and try to intrude on him? He wanted to see which evil spirits were hidden in this frightening "Black Valley"?
Immediately, he gave a soft drink and started on his way. The mountain path, which is less than one meter wide, is covered with gravels of all sizes. There are tangled old trees growing on both sides of the road. The huge trunks look like they are old.
The white mist in the early morning floats among the trees, and under the sunlight, it gives off wisps of cool and colorful light! Walking along, one feels a sense of trance out of thin air! It's like entering another mysterious world. He could only move forward cautiously. The mountain road was rugged and the walking was extremely difficult.
The horse's hooves stepped on the gravel road, making a "click, click, click" sound, and the horse walked slowly. He simply jumped off the horse and led the horse to walk. Unknowingly, he had been walking for an hour and had not yet traveled many miles. If If we were on a flat road, we would have traveled dozens of miles.
Liu Ruyan led the horse and climbed the mountain road carefully. The further we go, the mountain road gradually becomes steeper. Unconsciously, he came to a mountain pass. He felt a little tired and stopped. His chest heaved violently and he breathed heavily. The horse kept spitting at its mouth and seemed exhausted. He sat on a huge rock by the side of the road and couldn't help but let out a long sigh. He reached out and stroked the horse's mane, with a trace of pity in his eyes. He said quietly to the white horse: "Xiaobai, follow me on this road, but you will suffer. Come on!" The horse seemed to understand its master's words, sneezing and shaking its head.
He estimated in his mind that it would take about two or three hours to climb over this mountain, based on the current pace. He suddenly remembered that there were some uneaten steamed buns and pheasants left in his baggage, so he took them out and fed them to the horse. Although the journey is difficult, when we are in such a situation, we can only face the difficulties.
After resting for a while, I got up and continued walking. I walked along the mountain road for a while and turned into a mountain pass. As we walked further, the front suddenly opened up, and we saw a wide, flat land in front of us. There is a Earth Temple built on the ground. The eaves of the Earth Temple have collapsed and it looks dilapidated.
He led the horse to the temple. The temple door was open, and a statue of the earth god was enshrined inside. A broken incense burner was placed in front of the stone statue. The incense burner was deserted. It seemed that no one had come to worship and burn incense for a long time. He strode into the temple, clasped his hands in front of the statue, and worshiped devoutly.
At this moment, four burly men holding long knives suddenly appeared behind him. Standing at the front was a string of golden Buddhist beads hanging on their chests. Their long messy hair was spread over their shoulders, and they were beating like a pair of copper bells. He had big eyes, big copper rings hanging from his ears, a full beard, and his nose was twisted and deformed, making him look hideous and extremely ugly.
The remaining three people were scattered and stood behind the man. The one on the far left was quite tall, with a horse face, and was sallow and thin, as if he had suffered a serious illness and had just come back from a hell trip. He looked very scary. , holding a long saber in his hand.
The one standing in the middle is of medium height, but has a bald head. His huge, round head is on his neck, as if there is a rubber ball on his neck, and his two ears are hanging up, like a Maitreya Buddha. He was wearing a red short-sleeved waistcoat, which looked very funny, and he was holding a nine-section whip in his hand.
The one on the far right is a short man with a full forehead, a short haircut, gray hair, a pair of triangular eyes set on a broad forehead, but a big nose, which looks extremely uncoordinated. He is holding a heavy knife in his hand. ax. These three people seemed to be the man's followers, standing behind him, staring straight at Liu Ruyan. That look was like a tiger staring at its prey that was about to reach its mouth.
The leader smiled coldly and suddenly said: "Excuse me, who are you?"
Liu Ruyan was shocked and said secretly: "No!" Then he calmed down, turned around and looked at the man, raised his sword eyebrows, and said quietly: "Liu Ruyan, what do you call me?" "
The man said: "You don't need to know who I am?" He paused and said coldly, "I know, but it will do no good to you!"
Liu Ruyan smiled lightly and said, "Oh, how can I say this?"
The man walked back and forth on the spot: "Do you know where this place is?"
Liu Ruyan raised her eyebrows and said quietly: "What if you know? What if you don't know?"
The man sneered and said: "Since you have come here, you must also know the rules here?" He said quietly, "If you really don't know, then I might as well tell you that this is the Black Valley, and the road you took is mine." After the brothers have worked so hard to open it up, if you want to pass through this place, you have to leave some passing money!" After that, he glared at Liu Ruyan sideways.
Liu Ruyan was frightened and said to herself: "I really did meet a bandit." Then he smiled and said thoughtfully: "Your Excellency said that you and others opened up this place, do you have proof?"
The leader raised his head and laughed loudly, saying arrogantly: "My brothers and I are proof." He said quietly, "The words I just said and the knives in our hands are all proof!" After that, he raised his head to the sky again. Laughing wildly, the laughter was sharp and harsh, echoing in the valley for a long time.
Liu Ruyan raised her eyebrows, calmed down, and said slowly: "I'm just a passerby. I don't recognize you, and I have no grudges against you." He hummed, "If you are determined to embarrass me, then ask first Ask me if I will accept the sword in my hand?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sword was already in his hand. The long sword was clearly on his back just now, but somehow it suddenly found its way into his hand. When everyone saw it, there was a look of surprise on their faces, and they immediately took a few steps back. They secretly drummed in their hearts: "What is this young man doing? He seems to have extraordinary skills. Could it be that he has encountered a difficult character today?"
These people were stunned on the spot. You looked at me, I looked at you, and the expressions on their faces became solemn. It was as if he couldn't make up his mind for a moment, how to deal with it.
The big man at the head composed himself, cleared his throat, coughed twice, stared at Liu Ruyan sideways, and said slowly: "Do you know who we are waiting for?"
Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes and said leisurely: "I already told you that I don't recognize you!" He turned around, glanced at the white horse tied in front of the temple, sighed, and said, "If you have any questions After asking, please get out of the way. I'm in a hurry and I won't accompany you!" After that, he stepped forward and walked towards the white horse.
The three people standing behind were about to rush forward, but were stopped by the leader with a wave of his hand. The man rolled his eyes and then said: "Have you ever heard of the name of the Four Monsters of Montenegro?"
Liu Ruyan's heart trembled, and she thought to herself: "I once heard the master talk about the Four Monsters of Black Mountain. These four people have been entrenched in the Black Mountain Valley all year round, and they specialize in stealing, stealing, and robbing homes! They are notorious in the martial arts world. He thought for a moment and then said: "I am ignorant and have little knowledge. I have never heard of any strange mountains or anything! I think you are satisfied with what I say!" After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but laugh! Ignoring everyone else, he went straight to the white horse.
The leader snorted coldly. It seemed that he could no longer hold his breath. He said sternly: "My brothers and I are the four feared monsters of Montenegro!" Come with some treasures and never think of leaving here! We brothers will make sure you never come back! If you don’t believe it, let’s give it a try?” He stopped talking in circles and went straight to the point of blocking the road and robbing.
Those people stared at Liu Ruyan, gesturing with their swords back and forth, intending to fly towards him.
Although Liu Ruyan was a little horrified in her heart, she pretended to be diplomatic and didn't take them seriously.
Those few people couldn't stand such behavior, they were already angered. The leader swung his sword, jumped up, and struck Liu Ruyan's head in the air.
It's too late, but it's soon. I saw Liu Ru's cigarette butt tilted away, and the long sword was unsheathed with a "Cang Dang" sound, and a white light flew up to meet him. In an instant, the swords struck each other, sparks flew everywhere, the two of them turned over in the air, and the swords made a "crack" in the air. With the sound of clashing, the broadsword instantly transformed into a crosscut, and swept towards Liu Ruyan's waist like lightning. Liu Ruyan twisted her waist in the air to cleverly avoid it, and then the long sword reversed, and in an instant, more than a dozen sword flowers danced out, and the long sword Rupi Lian stabbed the man's chest. There was only a flash of white light, and it disappeared in an instant. The tip of the sword had pierced the man's left chest. He only heard a muffled groan from the man, and he fell from the air. A bright red color came from him. The chest spurted out, and in a moment, the blood had stained the entire chest red.
Seeing that the boss was injured, the few people quickly helped him up. Then, the three people shouted loudly and quickly rushed towards Liu Ruyan.
The first thing to strike was the long saber. In the blink of an eye, it struck fourteen times in a row. Each strike hit Liu Ruyan's vital parts. Although the long sword was heavy, it was as light as a thin blade in his hand. , the blade was swift, fierce and domineering. In an instant, Liu Ruyan's whole body was surrounded by the light of the blade. He could only dodge left and right, leaping and jumping, avoiding the blade in a dangerous way.
Before he could take a breath, the nine-section whip came rolling up in the air again, coiling towards the thirty-six major points on his body like a poisonous snake. The nine-section whip curled up and down, making a "crackling" sound in the air. At the same time, an ax rotated like a wind wheel and flew towards him. The ax quickly surrounded him, almost completely blocking his path.
Seeing the blade, whip and ax attacking at him, suddenly, his body soared into the air and he stood up two feet high on the spot. He swung the long sword in succession, and saw countless swords flying like a dense network. The long knives, axes and nine-section whips that were laid out towards the three people struck each other hard, making a harsh sound. As sparks flew, the nine-section whip had been broken into several pieces, and the long knife was actually entangled with the broken nine-section whip. Suddenly, the handle of the ax was broken, and they fell one foot away. The two people turned over in the air and fell diagonally. The horse stakes were unstable for a moment, and they took ten steps back and sat down heavily on the ground. Their faces were ashen, and they were inexplicably horrified.
After the man holding the ax shook off the ax, he stayed beside the boss to support him and help him treat the bleeding. Liu Ruyan also landed in the air, almost unsteady on her feet. She rolled back a few steps before regaining her balance.
A stream of blood slowly flowed from his left arm. Under the joint attack of the long knife and the nine-section whip, he could not take advantage of it. Fortunately, at that dangerous moment, he used the tenth ultimate move of Liuyun Sword Technique. This move is called "Rain of Flowers in the Sky". It is known for its extreme pungency and unpredictability. The master once I warned him that when he is in danger, he can use this trick to save his life! Although it is not as effective as "One Sword Flying Immortal" to defeat the enemy with one move, it can still protect oneself.
After Liu Ruyan landed on the ground, he ignored them. His chest heaved violently and he breathed out. It was obvious that the fierce battle just now had consumed a lot of his energy. At this moment, he was slightly tired, but those people were still there, so he could only pretend to be nonchalant in order to intimidate them.
The majesty of those people just now was no longer there, and they all looked frightened. Before they could even react, they fell from the air in a daze. Liu Ruyan's sword attack was so fast that it dazzled them. They couldn't tell where the sword was. They only saw the shadow of the sword flying in the sky, and then heard a series of sounds of weapons striking each other. The weapons in their hands He was shot to the ground. It all changed so fast, so fast! They were almost frightened out of their wits.
Several people were stunned on the ground for a long time, and then they came back to their senses. They didn't even bother to pick up their weapons, supported the boss, turned around and limped away.
Liu Ruyan looked at their disappearing figures and let out a long sigh of relief. Then he took out the gold wound medicine given to him by his master from his baggage and applied it on the wound to stop the bleeding. Then he tore off a piece of cloth from his body and bandaged the wound.
At this time, the sun had already set in the west, and it was already afternoon. Under the sun, his figure was stretched out, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the Earth Temple, emitting a golden light.
He slowly got on his horse, facing the setting sun, and walked on the narrow and rugged mountain road. He must get out of this terrifying valley before sunset. Then, he will reach the flat Yangguan Avenue, and ride another twenty or thirty miles to Cuihua Mountain.
