In the next month, although Xu Huaigu could get out of bed and walk, that was all. He could not run, let alone practice sword practice.
As the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to injure one's muscles and bones. Moreover, Xu Huaigu's injuries were not only injurious, he almost lost his life. The injuries were extremely serious.
Even with his status as a monk, his body recovery speed is far beyond that of ordinary people, but it still takes several months of rest to recover as before.
And he is not in a hurry to go north, and plans to stay here for a while, and then continue to set off after his injury is completely healed.
After all, as Yu An said, the road to rivers and lakes is indeed very dangerous. This is naturally very clear to Xu Huaigu, who has personally experienced a period of rivers and lakes.
If it weren't for the Taoist priest who took him the last part of the way, plus his extraordinary luck, two magic weapons of high quality, and Feng'er who saved his life, he would have turned into loess by now.
Xu Huaigu now understood what Feng'er told him about using his brain more in the arena, so he was extra cautious. There are so many dangers in the world, and if you are not careful, you can only end up dead.
But Xu Huaigu also discovered a very strange place in this village.
Although this village is located deep in Huangqi Mountain, there are no murderous animals such as poisonous insects and monsters that can be seen in other parts of Huangqi Mountain. This really puzzles Xu Huaigu.
Corresponding to the disappearance of poisonous insects and monsters, there seems to be no elixir in the mountains near the village. This area is like a unique place in Huangqi Mountain.
After Xu Huaigu thought about it carefully, he could only attribute this phenomenon to the mutually reinforcing relationship between monsters and elixirs.
The elixir gives birth to monsters, and the monsters protect the elixir.
It seems to make some sense, but in fact his idea is completely wrong.
If a great monk looks down on this area from a high place in the sea of clouds, he can clearly see that this small village is located exactly in the center of the cursive inscription "山砠水 cliff" that cuts through the mountains and rivers, at the point of the word "water".
As for the mystery of this point, and why this point can protect the village from the invasion of poisonous insects and monsters, Xu Huaigu has no idea. He doesn't even know that he is among these real carvings.
Some things are too profound and far beyond his reach now.
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As always, Yu An couldn't stay in the house any longer, so he walked outside.
He was sitting alone on a relatively stable rock, leaning against the rugged cliff, looking at the opposite cliff with half-squinted eyes, taking a nap, as if he was still asleep.
He had good luck a few days ago. He hunted a wild boar in the mountains, which was a once-in-a-year bumper harvest. Therefore, there was quite enough meat at home recently, so he took some time off from work and rested for several days.
The wild boars that were caught were probably distributed by his daughter to Xu Huaigu and other families in the village who could not hunt. Yu An did not agree with this.
In fact, there is a reason why this village was built in such a hidden place.
All the villagers living here, except for the Yu family, have committed crimes to some extent and are not good people.
Just like the old doctor named Yang that Yu Qin often talked about, he also used the doctor's convenience to secretly poison people in his early years. Although it was not a fatal thing, it was discovered in the end, so he couldn't stand the arrest of the officials, so he fled into the mountains.
These sesame seeds and rotten millet matters were of no importance; he had something more worthy of worry.
Just like recently, Yu Qin has become more and more friendly with Xu Huaigu, always pestering him, and Xu Huaigu is also very happy, and he feels a little disgusted by his daughter.
Thinking of this, Yu An felt a little sad.
Yu Qin has been raised by him since she was a child. Don't they have a deep relationship? As a result, when I saw the man outside, I forgot about him.
Of course he was a little reluctant, but he knew better than anyone else that Yu Qin would never stay in this mountain for the rest of his life.
Even if Yu Qin didn't want to go out, he would still find a way to take Yu Qin out of the mountain and take a look outside.
He is just an ordinary person, and a vulgar and reckless man. He can just stay in the mountains and die of old age in ignorance all his life. But Yu Qin is different. She is still young and has a long life ahead of her. Is it possible for her to live with such a group of prisoners and refugees who are destined to wait for death?
Absolutely impossible.
Yu An himself would not agree.
It's just that he needs an opportunity, an opportunity for Yu Qin to see the wider horizons outside. And now, this opportunity is right in front of us.
Xu Huaigu was an outsider and a monk, so it was most appropriate for him to take Yu Qin away, but...not only was he reluctant, he was also worried about Yu Qin's safety.
As he said, the outside world is indeed dangerous, and he is afraid that something will happen to Yu Qin.
There are poisonous insects, snakes, scorpions, monsters, and flash floods in the mountains. The dangers are countless, but what about outside?
The outside world is complex and colorful, and there are no poisonous insects, birds, or beasts. It looks very safe, but in fact, every life-threatening thing is hidden in the dark and difficult to guard against.
The human heart is the scariest thing.
Not to mention others, even Xu Huaigu did not dare to fully trust him. The human heart has always been the most difficult to fathom, and the mind of a monk is even more cunning.
Those monks are all heartless and celibate people. For the so-called great road, they kill their wives and daughters, in the name of cutting off the mortal world. What can't such people do?
Although he doesn't quite think Xu Huaigu is that kind of monk, but he isn't now. Who knows what will happen in the future?
Yu An had complicated thoughts and was indecisive, not knowing what to make.
Every time at this time, he would think of Yu Qin's mother.
I still remember the first time I saw her, when she drew her sword and stood high on the city wall, just leaning down to look at the people below them. His eyes were as sharp as looking at ants, like looking at a group of inanimate objects. With just the intimidation of his eyes, no one within a mile radius dared to take a step forward.
At that time, she was wearing green clothes and carrying a sword. She was gorgeous and beautiful, and her clothes caught the wind. People could not think of anything else but admiration.
Later, I don’t know how she fell in love with an ordinary person like Yu An, put down her sword, went into seclusion with him, and even had a child, Yu Qin.
In order to avoid being held accountable by the sect behind Yu Qin's mother, they had to hide in the mountains and isolate themselves from the world. The perfect location of this small village was chosen by her.
It's just that the power of a large sect was still too strong. It didn't take long for them to be discovered by the people of the sect, and she was brought back to the sect.
Yu An still remembers the day when she was taken away by people from the sect. It was snowing with willow leaves in the sky. An old swordsman in green clothes and a white beard in the sect looked at him with disdain and his deep affection for Yu Qin's mother. A deep sense of regret.
The old swordsman in green clothes had excellent swordsmanship. He could cut through rivers with one sword and split mountains with one sword. He just casually struck down the sword and left no one with any thought of resistance.
Yu An still remembered the look on Yu Qin's mother's face when she begged for him in front of the old swordsman not to kill him and Yu Qin, as well as his own crying and weakness.
The scene was vivid in his mind, and he would be sad for a long time even thinking about it.
The old swordsman can cut off rivers and destroy mountains, but what can he do?
Setting traps for pheasants and rabbits in the mountains? With better luck, could I catch a wild boar?
Ridiculous.
The distance between monks and mortals is a chasm that is impossible to overcome.
What about Yu Qin and Xu Huaigu?
It didn't matter to him, but he had to think of a way out for his daughter.
Xu Huaigu is also a monk, but his daughter is an ordinary person. Will there be consequences for them?
Yu An felt completely unsure.
His eyes were still half-closed, his expression solemn, his face seemed to be covered with years and frost, and there was only confusion between his brows, and he seemed to have aged by more than ten years.
It's pity that his daughter and his mother have suffered a lot due to a common man like him who has no great future.
This rough and unkempt man kept crying silently until the sunset glowed half the sky.
