The sun was shining, and Liu Ruyan stretched out her hand to wipe the sweat on her forehead, looking up at the rugged mountain road ahead, winding and spiraling upwards, like a giant python entangled in the mountains. He looked up to the heights, and suddenly felt a burning sensation in his eyes, and then he avoided it. The scorching sunlight pierced him so hard that he couldn't open his eyes.
He looked back at the chain bridge behind him again, collected himself, and continued moving forward.
He took off the bag on his back, took out a cowhide water bag, unscrewed the cork, and took a big gulp into his mouth. Walking under the scorching sun, his body was already dripping with sweat, and the physical exertion was very great. He couldn't walk very far, and his mouth felt dry. Looking at the road ahead, I thought to myself: After climbing over five ridges, climbing up a steep cliff, and crossing three turning passes, we can see Hongqinju standing next to Mingyue Peak. Thinking of this, he suppressed his fatigue and cheered up. This difficult climb was finally coming to an end.
The scorching sun casts a white halo in the mountain forest, and there is no one on the mountain road. Occasionally, a few tits chirp and fly quickly in front of you, making this place look a bit lonely. Walking along the tree-lined path on the cliff for a while, he suddenly saw an oval-shaped cave between the mountain walls not far away. The cave was as tall as a person, and the words "ancestor cave" were engraved directly above it. On the left and right sides of the cave, there is a line of cursive script engraved on each side. On the left side it says: "Forbidden Area of the Patriarch", and on the right side there are eight red letters: "Those who trespass will die", which looks very scary.
The entrance to the cave was surrounded by a bunch of fist-sized iron chains, which made it look somewhat mysterious, especially the two lines of engraved words, which revealed a dark and gloomy resentment. It was shocking to look at, and could not help but send chills down the spine. It seems that there is a life-threatening ghost living there, waiting for someone to enter, and it will eat people's hearts and drink people's blood...
Liu Ruyan looked at the entrance of the cave, his expression instantly became serious, as if he was seeing the solemn and majestic posture of the Patriarch, sitting upright in the cave, so with awe in his heart and a solemn face, he thought to himself: "The Patriarch's Cave, this Which Patriarch is it again? I'm afraid someone is pretending to be a ghost and making a mystery! I want to see what's weird in the Patriarch's Cave where the trespasser died?" At that moment, he slowly walked towards the entrance of the cave and came to the cave. Before, it was dark and deep inside, and the entrance to the cave was filled with bursts of white mist. Although the weather was hot and the billowing heat waves were unable to dispel the floating white mist, the mist flowed, making it appear deep and dark inside, and nothing could be seen. It is really puzzling that such a situation should occur under this scorching sun!
Liu Ruyan stood at the entrance of the cave, observing carefully. He frowned, his expression solemn, and he became more and more nervous. He wanted to cross the iron chain and enter the cave to find out what was going on, but when he arrived at the cave entrance and saw the mysterious scene in front of him, he could not move a step.
He suddenly felt waves of cold air coming towards him from the cave, along with a refreshing and wonderful fragrance, which was fragrant and intoxicating. He originally wanted to watch it at the entrance of the cave, but at this moment, the strange sight presented in front of him attracted him deeply. This extremely unusual phenomenon was really incredible. At this moment, he was full of curiosity and thought: Even if this is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, he has to go in and take a look, break into it, and find out what's going on.
But when I looked up, I saw two lines of mysterious handwriting: "Forbidden area of the Patriarch, anyone who trespasses will die." He couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in his heart. These scary eight words made him feel flustered, as if they had a magical power, making him afraid to get close. But the strong curiosity in his heart drove him to find out what secrets were hidden in it?
Human beings are naturally full of curiosity. The more difficult to explain a phenomenon, the more they want to figure it out. Even if he puts himself in danger, he will never hesitate. This curiosity is the most primitive nature of human beings.
He stared at the hole, took a deep breath, and slowly calmed down his nervous heart. Then, he carefully and slowly pulled out the sword, finally took steps, stepped over the iron chain, and slowly walked into the cave step by step.
One step, two steps, three steps... Every step seemed to require all the strength, heavy steps, and nervousness. Beads of sweat were gradually secreted on his forehead. At this moment, his heart was mentioned In his throat, it seemed as if a more terrifying situation would occur at any time.
He had already walked into the cold and damp white mist. The further inside he went, the stronger the mysterious fragrance became. Every nerve in his body was tense and every muscle was trembling. When he entered the hole, he thought he could see some magical things. However, when he opened his eyes and looked around, he saw nothing. See.
The inside of the cave was pitch black and unfathomable, but it was completely empty. Except for some scattered rocks from the collapse of the cave roof, the ground was covered with a shallow layer of water stains. Water droplets seeped out from the cracks in the rock walls on all sides, and fell to the ground drop by drop, making a "tick-tick-tick" sound. Every step you take inside will give off a clear echo. It's just that intoxicating fragrance, but I don't know where it comes from?
Liu Ruyan walked a few steps into the cave, but she never expected that it turned out to be empty. There was nothing mysterious or strange about it. It was just like an ordinary mountain cave. Suddenly, his heart that was hanging in his throat finally relaxed, and he opened his mouth and let out a long breath. Even so, he still didn't let down his guard completely. He thought he would see scary scenes such as monsters and monsters that only appeared in fairy tales, but he was too nervous to scare himself. Only now did he realize that he was really as timid as a mouse. I can't help but laugh at myself in my heart!
The cave was unusually deep. About ten meters away from the cave entrance, it suddenly turned a corner to the left and extended forward, but I don't know where it extended to? There doesn't seem to be anything weird here, maybe it's just because we haven't gone deep into the bottom of the cave. Maybe there is a real secret hidden at the bottom of the cave?
In order to explore this mysterious cave, he had already delayed a lot of time, which was all caused by his inexplicable curiosity. The moment he came to the entrance of the cave, he had even forgotten the real purpose of coming to Cuihua Mountain. I just suddenly saw this mysterious-looking cave, and I was very curious, so I couldn't help but want to go in and have a look. I concentrated on it and tensed my nerves, but it was a false alarm.
This place is the third ridge that needs to be passed, and it is also the most dangerous one. There are cliffs on three sides of the ridge. Although there are lush trees and vegetation growing on the cliffs, the visual perception has been greatly weakened. impact. But when you look down, you will see thousands of blades standing on the wall, and the depth is bottomless, which will still make you shudder and frighten. The five ridges of this mountain peak are connected to each other to form a long mountain range. The highest point of the entire mountain range is the Mingyue Peak.
Liu Ruyan estimated in her mind that this place had entered the jurisdiction of Hongqinju. He once heard his master say that the area around Hongqinju was heavily guarded. Within a radius of ten miles, there were densely guarded checkpoints. There was a checkpoint every two hundred meters, which would ring bells in series with each other. When someone goes up the mountain, the bell will ring to warn each other. Therefore, it is not easy to enter the Hongqin Residence.
In addition to numerous hidden sentries, there are also dangerous hidden weapons hidden in some forbidden areas that are not allowed to be entered by outsiders. If you accidentally break into them, you will be injured or killed in the worst case. Therefore, since the Hongqin Residence was built, few people from the world have dared to trespass into the forbidden area. On the one hand, he is worried about Daxia Xu's status and reputation in the world, on the other hand, these cleverly laid out, ferocious and domineering hidden weapons suddenly appear out of nowhere, which is really hard to guard against. Maybe in the blink of an eye, he will be pierced by a flying arrow and die!
At this time, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon. He had climbed over the third ridge. His body was covered with sweat. He stopped at a mountain pass, his chest heaving and breathing heavily. Next, we will climb up a cliff, which is connected to the fourth ridge. Rock climbing is the only way to reach the fourth ridge. The tail of the third ridge is a cliff like an axe. There is no way to go. If you want to get to the other side, you have to go from the canyon connecting the two ridges, hold on to the vine rope with both hands, and step on the rock wall with your feet. Climbing up the gap, this is really a dangerous situation where "one man can block it and ten thousand men can't open it"!
Liu Ruyan knew that the road to the front mountain was extremely steep and difficult, but she didn't expect that it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky! He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The road to Shu is really difficult, and it is even harder to reach the sky! Today, when he came here, he experienced firsthand the daunting natural dangers of Shushan Mountain! As long as you climb the fourth ridge, the rest of the way is not that difficult.
If it weren't for reaching Hongqinju as soon as possible, he wouldn't want to take this risk. If he accidentally fell off the cliff, no matter how exquisite his Qinggong skills were, he would not be able to save his life. Although the distance to the back mountain is longer, the road is gentle and the climb is not so difficult! Along the way, he actually made the same mistake twice, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed in his heart! But which road in life is completely smooth?
He carefully grasped the old tree vines hanging from the cliff with his hands and slowly dropped to the bottom of the valley. There was a trickling stream at the bottom of the valley. The water was tinkling and the water was cool. He bent down and took the water in his hands and washed his face. A coolness penetrated his heart. He suddenly felt that the heat had disappeared and he felt refreshed!
He sat on a rock beside the stream, rested for a while, and then went upstream along the stream. The vegetation in the canyon is dense and thorny, and groups of tits are jumping in the grass for food. At this time, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon, and he had to get to Hongqin Residence before dark. Otherwise, if he accidentally entered the forbidden area after dark, the consequences would be disastrous.
He looked up and saw a ray of skylight over the canyon, sighed, and then quickened his pace and walked forward. After cutting through thorns and thorns in the weeds, I found a deserted wild road. The road was bumpy, wet and slippery. If I wasn't careful, I would slip.
After walking a long way, we finally reached the fourth ridge. A gust of mountain wind blew by, startling the birds hiding in the forest. The yellow leaves on the trees fell. There is something unspeakable about this ancient empty mountain road. It looks desolate and desolate. He climbed up and down the increasingly steep ridge. Suddenly, a clear ringing of bells came from the woods on the roadside.
He couldn't help but feel startled, and he became cautiously alert, thinking: "Why are there ringing sounds in the woods? Could it be that bandits are robbing them again? It's impossible, this place has already entered the jurisdiction of Hongqinju. , who dares to run wild on Uncle Xu’s territory?”
Just when he thought of this, he suddenly realized: "The master once said that when entering the territory of Hongqinju, a checkpoint will be set up every two hundred meters, and each checkpoint will send signals to each other by ringing bells. As long as someone is found approaching, , the frontmost checkpoint will sound a warning bell! Alas, this
The security of Hongqin Residence is really comparable to that of the Imperial Palace! "
At this time, the sound of the bell sounded from far away to near, from weak to strong, as if Liu Ruyan was approaching, the whistle hidden in the forest must have discovered him, so he rang the bell. After knowing that he was one of Uncle Xu's men, his nervous expression immediately relaxed.
He was about to shout into the forest when suddenly, two men dressed in coarse linen and servants came out of the forest, each holding a bright long sword in their hands and said with a serious expression: "Here comes Who is it? Tell me your name!" His brows were furrowed, obviously extremely alert.
Liu Ruyan raised her sword eyebrows, nodded slightly, clasped her hands and said, "Liu Ruyan, I have something to meet with Senior Xu, and I would like to ask the two brothers to inform you!"
A man stared straight at Liu Ruyan and said seriously: "Excuse me, where are you from? Can you bring my master's token with you?"
Liu Ruyan smiled slightly, then reached out and took out a yellow leather envelope, and presented it to the two of them with both hands. I saw it written on the cover: "My dear friend Xu Daxia personally expresses my gratitude."
The two looked at each other, clasped their fists at Liu Ruyan and said, "May I ask where Liu Shaoxia comes from?"
Liu Ruyan looked at them and said seriously: "I came from the Wolong Valley under the Zixia Peak of Zhongnan Mountain."
The taller one among the two said: "In that case, please wait here, Young Master Liu, while I go back and report to my master. Only with my master's consent can we enter." After that, he said to Liu. Ruyan cupped his fists and saluted.
Liu Ruyan looked at them and returned the salute with clasped fists: "Then I'll help you two!"
After that, he found a rock on the side of the road and sat down to rest. He looked at the Mingyue Peak not far away. There were thousands of swords standing on the wall, shaped like a crescent moon, standing proudly between the sky and the earth. It was really majestic, comparable to the sky. . The red-brick and green-tiled Hongqin House is located on a wide flat land halfway up the mountainside below Mingyue Peak. Under the reflection of the setting sun, it looks magnificent and dazzling. Think of the Heavenly Palace in the Qionglou Yuyu as nothing more than that!
Seeing the Hongqin House on the edge of the architectural cliff, he couldn't help but admire it in his heart. At this time, the sun has gradually disappeared on the top of the mountains, and it is almost dusk.
The thought of meeting Hua Mei soon made him feel inexplicably excited. He hadn't seen her for several months, but he didn't know what it would be like when he met her. He and Huamei grew up together, and he loved and loved this sister very much in his heart. Even when he grew up, Huamei often showed a kind of care for him that went beyond that between brother and sister.
But in his heart, he always regarded her as his biological sister! But he had a vague feeling that his beautiful girl didn't just regard him as a brother! Alas, I can't explain that inexplicable feeling. Maybe it's just because we grew up together!
After about a cup of tea, suddenly, a noisy arrow exploded in the air with sparks. This is a method commonly used to convey signals in the world. The tall, thin man from before appeared on the mountain road in front of him running all the way, and he arrived in front of him not long after.
He stopped ten meters away from Liu Ruyan, saluted Liu Ruyan with both hands, and said seriously: "Young Master Liu, I've been waiting for a long time. My master has invited you! Please come with me!" After that, he looked at it. The companion who was watching the sentry with him nodded. The short, fat man gave Liu Ruyan a fist and saluted, then turned and returned to the forest.
Liu Ruyan smiled at him and clasped her fists. He got up and followed the tall man to Hongqin Residence.
After walking for a while to the mountain road in front, the road suddenly became clear. On both sides of the wide and smooth mountain road, there were red and green flags, fluttering slightly in the mountain wind at dusk.
The two of them walked around a mountain pass and suddenly turned to the left and entered a plank road on the edge of the cliff. The plank road was made of hard nanmu and was about three feet wide. It made a "dong dong" sound when walking on it.
There are calligraphy stone carvings in various fonts on the cliff next to the plank road, which is very pleasing to the eye. In addition to calligraphy stone carvings, there are also many Linbi stone carvings with strange shapes: there are mountains and rivers flying, ladies flying into the sky, and martial arts moves... all of them are vivid and lifelike! These calligraphy and paintings all show the elegance of the owner here!
After a while, the two came to a red lacquer door. The door was unique and simple. The circular stone pillars on both sides were carved with auspicious patterns of dragons and phoenixes. The tall man stopped in front of the door and said to the servant standing at the door: "If someone from the labor nursing home comes to report, tell them that Liu Shaoxia has been brought here."
The servant cupped his fists and saluted, and said seriously: "Please wait a moment!" Then he turned around and strode back to the inner room.
After a while, a tall old man wearing a long robe and a white beard hanging down his chest appeared at the door, with a smile on his face and a majestic kingly aura between his brows. When he saw Liu Ruyan, he immediately laughed and said: " Nephew Ruyan, do you recognize me?" After saying that, he stroked his long beard with his hand and looked at Liu Ruyan with a kind face.
The tall man immediately bowed to the old man and stood sideways. Liu Ruyan frowned slightly, looked at the old man with a smile in his eyes, bowed to the old man and said: "Junior Liu Ruyan, I have met senior Xu!"
There is no doubt that the old man is the master here, the world-famous Hero Xu Fengxu!
The old man took a few steps forward and came to Liu Ruyan. He smiled brightly and said, "Nephew Ruyan, there is no need to be polite! You have worked hard on this journey. Come into the house with me quickly!" As soon as he finished speaking, someone walked into the hall behind him. Suddenly a woman's voice rang out: "Is nephew Ruyan here?" With that, he hurriedly walked over. This is a graceful and elegant middle-aged woman, wearing a long purple dress, her hair tied up in a high bun, and her manners are dignified. Standing there, she gave off an indescribable elegance. This woman is Xu Feng's wife Li Yanling.
