While Gu Sanyue and Xu Songtu were wandering around Suchang City, Xu Huaigu had already climbed up to Bailiang Mountain, ready to take a look at the Xianjia sect that was about to be built.
It is said that Bailiang Mountain is indeed worthy of its name, because it is located at the bend of the river. The river is rushing and hits the rock walls on the river bank. Suddenly a lot of it evaporates into mist and floats upward, so this mountain becomes Full of fog.
Xu Huaigu was walking on a gravel path in the mountains. The path looked very new. The cobblestones were scattered in an orderly manner. It should have been newly paved. It was probably the work of this sect.
This gravel path happens to be built along the cliff. A few steps away is the towering cliff. Under the cliff is the surging river. It is spectacular when viewed from above.
Xu Huaigu was in a good mood, so he continued to climb up the path. Soon he met several woodcutters with axes in their hands, followed by dozens of porters carrying logs to the mountain.
The woodcutter saw that Xu Huaigu had a sword tied around his waist and just looked at him a few times. Then one of the woodcutter asked him: "Is this little brother here to apply for a job in the sect?" Xu Huaigu glanced at him and saw This man was about twenty years old, with a rather rugged appearance, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a long and messy beard that was not trimmed. He really looked like a woodcutter in the mountains.
Xu Huaigu replied: "No, I was just passing by Suchang and saw the beautiful scenery of this mountain, so I wanted to come up and visit it. As for that sect, it is a place that is not a place to go." The woodcutter She looked at him strangely, thinking that this man was a bit arrogant.
Although he is just an ordinary woodcutter, he is also from Su Chang. He knows that this sect is of great benefit not only to Su Chang, but also to Jingyu Kingdom. Even the current emperor is of great benefit. You attach great importance to it, but this person says you can go or not?
Judging from his handsome appearance with a sword, he looks like a boy from a big family in the capital, but those big boys don't have such big arrogance, right?
Therefore, the woodcutter felt a little less fond of Xu Huaigu, but it was not considered disgusting. One of the leaders among the woodcutters urged, and immediately the men following him withdrew their gazes, picked up the huge logs again, and walked up the mountain.
They were traveling very slowly, and the gravel path was so narrow that Xu Huaigu couldn't get around them, so he simply abandoned the path and walked up the mountain through the forest.
In fact, the forest on this mountain is relatively easy to walk through, perhaps because it is close to the water. There are many bamboos as thick as bowls in the mountain, standing upright, at least ten feet high.
Dense bamboo leaves cover the sky and the sun, and the ground under the bamboo forest is very cool. After walking forward for half an hour, we had completely entered the mountains.
The big river was thrown away by Xu Huaigu for almost three or four miles. At this time, the sound of the water could no longer be heard. Instead, the clear cuckoo calls and the woodpeckers tapping the bamboo in the bamboo forest were pleasant to the ear.
Xu Huaigu looked at the endless bamboo sea and couldn't help but be confused. He said to himself: "It's strange. Why haven't we reached the top of the mountain yet? Is it possible that there is no mountain on this road?" He looked back behind him and frowned. Frowning, he had no intention of going back and walked deeper into the bamboo forest again.
Not long after this time, he heard the sound of gurgling water, and then he ran forward quickly for a while. When he passed a huge stone, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if the clouds and mist were parted to see the blue sky, a majestic tower. The waterfall suddenly appeared in front of him.
This waterfall is more than 20 feet high. Although the water is not big, it is better than the height, so it is quite interesting to look at it like this.
Especially the deep water at the bottom of the waterfall is turquoise and so clear that you can see fish swimming in it, which is very fun.
Xu Huaigu stepped forward, preparing to reach out to grab some water from the pool. When he glanced at the cliff of the waterfall, he suddenly saw a middle-aged man in black, meditating against the water of the waterfall. On a rock, he had already opened his eyes and was staring at Xu Huaigu.
Xu Huaigu stopped reaching for water, stood up, and looked over carefully. I saw this middle-aged man standing against the water of the waterfall, standing still like a mountain, and his body had reached a very strong level.
Moreover, the pair of sharp eagle eyes looking at Xu Huaigu were full of energy. He was a martial artist with a high level, about between the sixth and seventh realms.
Xu Huaigu looked at him with interest, and there was some provocation in the eyes of the man under the waterfall.
Immediately he said in a deep voice: "Fellow Taoist, this is the forbidden area of our sect. Please take a detour for your convenience. Otherwise, don't blame me for taking action." Xu Huaigu nodded as if he suddenly understood. I looked at the waterfall and the cliff carefully again and again, and finally my eyes fell behind the man. There was a hole behind the water curtain of the waterfall.
The so-called sect's forbidden area should have something hidden inside. Seeing that Xu Huaigu was not afraid at all and discovered the secret of this waterfall, the man's eyes suddenly became sharp and he said coldly: "Fellow Taoist, please leave quickly and don't make any mistakes!" Xu Huaigu looked at him, smiled slightly, and said : "If I guessed correctly, your surname should be Fang, right? I saved your daughter, and she also asked me to come to Bailiang Mountain as a guest, so I came here. Could it be that this is the way Bailiang Mountain treats guests? Tao?" When the man heard the surname Fang and his daughter, he suddenly became startled and asked doubtfully: "Then you might as well tell me, who is the daughter of the person surnamed Fang?" Xu Huaigu replied calmly: "She said her name was Fang. Crane." The man was still not at ease and asked again, "Is your surname Xu?" Yan Yixiao said: "It turns out to be Fellow Daoist Xu, hahaha. It seems that I misunderstood Fellow Daoist. Last night, Xu Songtu had already brought He'er back and told us about this matter. He said that there was a man named He'er was saved by Gu's female martial artist and a swordsman named Xu. It turns out that the swordsman named Xu is fellow Taoist!" Xu Huaigu said with a smile, "You don't have to be polite, fellow Taoist Fang. They are all Jianghu people. See you on the road. Naturally, when there is injustice, we need to draw a sword to help, not to mention that your daughter is really innocent and cute, and we all like her very much." The man's expression became weird and he said;
"Did Fellow Taoist misunderstand something? I am not Fang He's father Fang Shengming, I am just a worshiper of this sect." When Xu Huaigu heard this, his face suddenly became embarrassed, and he took a closer look, and sure enough, this The man's eyebrows and eyes were completely different from Fang He's, and then he realized that this was not Fang Shengming, but a priest of the sect.
It's just that the sect hasn't been fully established yet, so why are there already people there? It seemed that this warrior was one whom Fang Shengming met when he was traveling in Jingyu Kingdom. Now he wanted to establish a sect, so he just called over to help. It was not surprising.
Thinking about it, this sect's forbidden area is important, but at most it is enough for an elder to guard it. How can the sect leader personally watch the forbidden area every day?
Regarding the sect's major and minor affairs, Xu Huaigu quickly punished the man. The man just laughed it off and said, "Fellow Taoist Xu is too polite. My surname is Du and my first name is Chongyang. Do you dare to ask your friend's name?" Xu Huaigu said: " The name should not be taboo. My surname is Xu and my given name is Huaigu." Du Chongyang smiled and said: "It turns out to be Xu Huaigu, fellow Taoist Xu. Since you are Fang He's savior, why don't you come with me to meet our savior when you come up the mountain? Sect Master? He will definitely thank you." Xu Huaigu thought for a while and declined politely: "Let's forget it. It was originally promised that I would go up the mountain with Gu Sanyue in a few days, but I saw Bailiang Mountain was in full swing. It is a scenic place, so I couldn’t help but come to see it early. In a few days, when Sect Master Fang has finished his work, I will go up to the mountain with Gu Sanyule and Xu Songtu for a formal visit. How about ?" Du Chongyang pondered for a moment and said: "Okay, since fellow Taoist said so, let's go with it. The magic circle in this sect's restricted area has not been built yet, so I can't leave for the time being, and I can't accompany you. , please forgive me, fellow Taoist." Xu Huaigu shook his head and said: "Where are these words? Fellow Taoist is too polite. In this case, I will not disturb fellow Taoist Du's body training. We will see you in a few days." Du Chongyang nodded, so Xu Huaigu said goodbye to him and left, found a path up the mountain, and continued walking up the mountain.
Unexpectedly, not long after walking up, the previous gravel path reappeared in front of him.
It turned out that he had gone around in a circle and finally came back on this road. Fortunately, as long as there is a road, if you follow the road upward, you will definitely reach the top of the mountain.
So he walked on the gravel path again, but he was thinking about whether the group of woodcutters and porters he met before were walking faster or slower than him.
He was thinking to himself as he walked up, and after walking about half a mile, he suddenly saw what seemed to be a few figures in colorful clothes between the gaps in the bamboo, and he walked forward curiously.
When he rounded a small bend, he saw that the figures in brightly colored clothes were actually several women, carrying food boxes and soup pots, resting on the roadside, talking and laughing with each other.
The oldest among them is about fifty years old, the youngest is a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, and the other three are all young women in their twenties.
They were chatting and laughing with each other, but when Xu Huaigu suddenly appeared in front of them, they were startled, and they all looked at him in panic.
However, after seeing clearly the sword on Xu Huaigu's waist, they were not so surprised. A more courageous woman saw that Xu Huaigu looked handsome and did not look like a bad person, so she tentatively said: "Is this young man coming here to join the sect?" Xu Huaigu replied kindly: "No, I am just excited. Looking at the beautiful scenery of Bailiang Mountain, I just want to climb to the top to take a look at the scenery. But what are the girls doing here?" The woman looked at Xu Huaigu several times in surprise, frowned slightly, and thought to herself: "It turns out to be We came here just to see the scenery. This is the first time we have met." She picked up the food box on her hand and said, "We all have family members who are helping to build the sect up there. It's almost noon, so we came here to They bring food to eat." Xu Huaigu nodded and said, "So that's it." The woman smiled enthusiastically and said, "Actually, if you want to see the scenery, why don't you go up with us and take a look at this sect?" Weather. Many houses have been built up there, and they are all very beautiful. It is difficult to see such beautiful houses elsewhere in Jingyu Country, and they will not be worse than the scenery on this mountain." Xu Huaigu smiled slightly and said, "Go there If you want to see the house, can you go to the top of the mountain?" The woman nodded and said, "Of course, it's all on this gravel road. If you go elsewhere, it's easy to get lost in the mountains and forests." Xu Huaigu said;
"In that case, I will go up with the girl. If you are tired, the girl will lead the way."
