On such a desert island where no one else should be present, Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu were stunned to see such a mysterious young Taoist priest, and seeing him using two ferocious beasts as his mounts and servants to drive him at will. At this moment, I am dreaming or awake.
It wasn't until Hu Long took the initiative to speak to the two of them and greet them that they finally woke up from a dream and returned the greetings together with a bit of surprise and a bit of wariness.
Then Zhang Cuishan spoke: "I am Zhang Cuishan from Wudang. This is Yin Susu, the humble Jing. He was shipwrecked at sea and drifted here. I don't want to accidentally break into the Taoist priest's cave. I apologize for my rudeness."
Hu Long smiled slightly: "I'm sorry, it turns out it's Zhang Wuxia, the 'Iron Painted Silver Hook' from the Seven Heroes of Wudang, and Miss Yin, the daughter of the leader Yin, the 'White-browed Eagle King'. Speaking of which, Pindao and the two of them have the same problem. They both died at sea. But I am living on this deserted island only a month earlier than the two of you, so I don’t dare to think of myself as a host.”
Hearing the other party casually reveal their origins, Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu felt anxious and nervous at first.
The person who feels at ease is thinking that since this person knows the identity of the two people, it means that he is definitely a living person from the middle-earth, not some gods and ghosts.
The most important thing is that the other party even knows that Yin Tianzheng has just founded the "Sky Eagle Sect" in Jiangnan. He probably also knows about the Wang Panshan Conference, and even knows that the two of them are involved in the "order to the world, no one dares to disobey." Dragon Slaying Sword, or even the reason why the other party went to sea was to pursue clues about the sword.
Although the man in front of him walked heavily, he did not seem to possess superior martial arts. But they recalled the previous fear of the white bear when it saw the two bears, and they all guessed that this man was able to drive the two bears, and he must have beaten them to fear with violence. That's why the white bear was so afraid of humans at the same time. Own.
From this point of view, this Taoist appears to be somewhat unpredictable. If he really had a plot against the Dragon Saber and took action against the two of them, they really didn't have much confidence that they would be able to deal with it.
The most helpless thing is that now everyone is on such an island, and there is nowhere to escape even if they want to.
Hu Long, who had read through all the vicissitudes of life, could guess their thoughts just by looking at the changes in their expressions. He waved his hands and said with a smile: "Although I know that the virtuous couple is related to the dragon-slaying knife, firstly I am not very interested in that Lao Shizi, and secondly I know It's not on you two at the moment, so you two don't have to worry about Pindao having bad intentions."
Seeing the Taoist's witty words, kind demeanor, and open mind, Zhang Cuishan not only felt a little ashamed of "taking the heart of a villain to judge a gentleman's belly," but Yin Susu was not completely relieved, and took the opportunity to ask: "Since Taoist Master is not greedy, Dragon-slaying knife, why did you go to sea this time?"
Hu Yuan made up a reason casually, very familiar with the journey: "I am a good traveler. I have traveled all over the famous mountains and rivers in China for decades, so I planned to go out to sea by boat to see the exotic scenery of overseas countries. Unexpectedly, I was caught by someone." A storm is blowing here."
At the end of the sentence, he made a very helpless gesture of spreading his hands.
Yin Susu did not comment on the reason he said, but she caught a detail and asked with some surprise: "Taoist Master Hu said 'decades', I dare to ask you..."
Hu Yuan said this just to make her ask questions, and replied with a smile: "I am a poor man and I am now in my forties. I only know a few methods of self-cultivation, so my appearance looks younger."
Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu both thought that there was no need for him to lie about such things - but they never thought that this seemingly honest and honest Taoist priest would lie. However, the lie was not exaggerated to deceive others, but shrunk to avoid scaring others. People--so they all believed it to be true. While being greatly surprised, they became more and more certain that this person was extraordinary.
Seeing that most of their wariness had been dispelled, Hu Long warmly invited them to the cave.
The couple just happened to be interested in continuing to explore the truth of this man, so they happily agreed.
Hu Long took the lead and invited the two of them to the cave.
After several careful cleanings and strict hygiene standards for the two white bears, the cave is now very tidy and there is no unpleasant smell.
Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu followed Hu Yuan to the inside of the cave. They saw that the cave wall here had obviously been repaired, and it roughly looked like a square room. There were three smaller openings on the leeward side of the cave wall as windows. The light turned into three light pillars and shone in.
In this way, although the cave is still a little dark, you can still see things normally.
On the other side facing the "window", there was a bed carved from a whole piece of rock. There was a layer of hay spread on the bed, and several pieces of tanned sealskins were spread on the hay.
Several small holes, one and a half feet square, were dug into the cave wall against which the bed rested. Each hole contained a book, but it was a "bookshelf" made from local materials.
Zhang Cuishan's eyesight is very good. Even from a distance, he can clearly see the inscriptions on the covers of the books. In addition to the "Tao Te Ching", "Nan Hua Jing" and "Zhou Yi" that he is familiar with, and one that he has never heard of, "Wu Jing". "Book of Changes", there are two other works that are actually "Lianshan Yi" and "Gui Zang Yi" whose names have only been heard but not actually seen.
"Aren't these two Yi Shu already lost after the Wei and Jin Dynasties?"
Zhang Cuishan was a master of both civil and military arts, and knew everything about music, chess, calligraphy and painting. At that time, he thought of the origin of these two books and had questions.
Seeing that he was just staring at those two books, Hu Long said with a smile: "Zhang Wuxia must be wondering why these two Yi books still exist in the world. In fact, "Gui Zang Yi" has been passed down from generation to generation in the family of Pindao's mentor, but It has not been passed down to the world. As for "Lianshanyi", it does not exist after the Wei and Jin Dynasties, but it may not be impossible to find it before the Wei and Jin Dynasties..."
"Wonderful!"
Zhang Cuishan was still a little confused, but Yin Susu already praised him,
"Before the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were countless ancient tombs, and it is unlikely that this book was buried with them. As long as we excavate a few more, we will eventually gain something."
Hu Yuan clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Mrs. Zhang is more beautiful than a man, and she is indeed very talented!"
Although Zhang Cuishan felt that it was inappropriate to disturb the peace of the deceased for the sake of an ancient book, he really yearned for these two books of changes in his heart, and his eyes always drifted towards them involuntarily.
But he knew that such out-of-print ancient books were extremely precious, and since the two of them had only met by chance, it was difficult to ask for them.
Hu Long smiled when he saw this and said: "These books are all transcripts written by Pindao. If Zhang Wuxia is interested, he can take them and study them after he settles down."
Zhang Cuishan was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked Hu Long solemnly.
Yin Susu was not very interested in books, and her eyes were attracted by two other things.
On the stone wall next to the "bookshelf", two more rectangular holes were dug, in which were placed an unsheathed long sword and a black sheath scimitar.
The long sword is made in the shape of an eight-sided Han sword. The whole body is light yellow and looks like some kind of jade, but the texture on the surface is like wood.
The style of the scimitar reveals a strong exotic style. Although the blade is hidden in the scabbard, it still exudes the slightest bit of sharpness and coldness. It is obviously a peerless magic weapon.
She rolled her eyes and smiled at Hu Long: "No wonder the Taoist master is not interested in the dragon-slaying sword. It turns out that he has a collection of magical weapons that are even better, but he doesn't know if these swords have names."
Hu Yuan knew that this cunning woman had not given up asking about her origins, but he pretended to be ignorant and replied with a smile: "The name of the sword is 'Ming Ling'. It was carved by a poor Taoist himself from a piece of strange wood from the desert. Usually, the sword is called Ming Ling." As a portable weapon. As for the 'Full Moon Scimitar', it was a trophy obtained by Pindao after killing a powerful enemy. It was used as a tool to renovate this cave a few days ago."
When he said this, the smile on his face suddenly became a little narrow: "Pindao has studied Yili for many years, and he has some means of calculating the past and the future. I just learned a lesson from his sleeve, but he calculated that a good couple will be here. A young master is born on the island, and when the time comes, Pindao will give this knife to the young master as a congratulatory gift!"
As soon as these words came out, the two people, who were named husband and wife but not yet married, blushed at the same time.
