In ancient times, many mountain people in parts of the south and southwest lived in nests, and each cave was a clan.
Later, with the gradual development of the south, many wild places were transformed into prosperous cities. Even people in the countryside and forests mostly moved out of caves and formed villages. However, the villages were still named after "dong".
Qingxi County under the rule of Muzhou has continuous mountains. There is a cave in the deepest part of the mountains called "Bangyuan Cave". It is said that some mountain people still live in the cave following the ancient custom.
Because it is far away from human habitation, the mountain road is dangerous, and there are rumors that there are mandrills eating people in the mountains. Even the government tax collectors cannot go there, so there is no way to verify the authenticity.
From this cave outward, there are twelve villages built on the mountains, large and small, and they all guard the key points leading to the mountains.
Hu Long's sleeves floated in the wind. He stood outside the first village, looked up at the tall village wall built at the pass between two peaks and made of local materials and rocks, and said with a smile: " Poor Taoist Hu Long, come and pay homage to the mountain!"
The words were calm, like the spring breeze gently blowing through the entire village, clearly reaching the ears of everyone in the village.
The villagers who were doing various things in the village changed their expressions when they heard the sound, and then they all dropped their work. Except for the young children who hurriedly and steadily got into the houses that were also made of mountain stones, the rest, regardless of gender, The old and the strong rushed to the village wall and other dangerous places in the village. They took out the swords, guns, bows and arrows hidden everywhere, and everyone kept their positions and performed their duties.
In just a few moments, a village turned into a heavily guarded military fortress.
In a big house in the middle of the village, two men sitting opposite each other jumped up at the same time when they heard the sound, with a look of horror on their faces. One of them shouted: "Girl Baihua's Thousand Mile Falcon has only returned less than halfway." In such an hour, how could Taoist Hu Yuan do it so quickly?"
The speaker was a middle-aged man in his thirties, wearing a brown coarse cloth jacket, with calloused hands and feet, and a weathered look on his face. He looked like a farmer you could see everywhere.
Another person said solemnly: "No matter what, since this person dares to come alone, it shows that the person who got it is not good. The leader has asked you and me to wait to welcome the guests again, so we should go out to see him immediately, and we must not lose the respect of my Mingjiao." Momentum and etiquette.”
This one is a fat monk, wearing a white straight robe, half open in front, bare chest and abdomen, but he does not look like a monk who honestly chants sutras and worships Buddha.
After the two exchanged opinions, they immediately went out to the village together, but before leaving, they each picked up their weapons.
The man had a simple long sword with a wooden sheath, and the monk had a very heavy-looking, polished iron Zen staff.
They ordered people to open the closed gate of the village, walked side by side to Hu Yuan who was standing with his hands behind his back, and each saluted:
"I, Shi Bao, have met the Taoist priest."
"Namo Amitabha, the poor monk Yuan Jue, has met the Taoist priest."
Hu Long bowed his head in greeting and said with a smile: "The Blessed Immortal Lord turns out to be the two bright messengers of the Ming Sect, the 'Nanli Divine General' and the 'Baoguang Tathagata'. They are here to greet you. What a blessing for me!"
Because he wanted to create a preemptive effect, he almost followed the alien spiritual bird "Qianli Falcon" used by Fang Baihua to convey messages this time, relying on the Taoism contained in the three volumes of heavenly books.
Because the soul has not yet been fully developed, although those magical powers such as flying in the clouds and riding the mist can be used, they can only be used for a show. They are still far away from the legendary realm of "Wandering toward the North Sea and Twilight Cangwu". In addition, there is a skill of "Jiama Shenxing" that has been practiced to some extent, and it is easy to travel thousands of miles in a day.
Shi Bao and Deng Yuanjue were both secretly surprised when they heard the other party reveal their identities.
If we say that both of them are innate masters in Jiangnan martial arts, their names as "Nanli Divine General" and "Baoguang Tathagata" are also known to everyone, but their titles of left and right light messengers in Mingjiao have never been revealed to them. When an outsider leaked it, Taoist Hu Long could actually know it.
Thinking of the contents of Fang Baihua's secret message, they began to somewhat agree with Fang Baihua's statement. There must be some unknown connection between this person and the Ming Cult.
Shi Bao's heart was spinning in an instant, but his face, as simple and honest as a farmer's, did not change at all. He responded with a smile: "The Taoist priest is famous in the capital. Even though we live in the countryside, we have heard about it. Now I am here to visit you." Teach, we will welcome you."
Deng Yuanjue didn't have the gift of words that Shi Bao could give him, so he could only chime in and say, "Brother Shi's words make sense."
After greeting each other, Shi Bao smiled again and said: "The leader of our religion is waiting for you at the main altar, please!"
After that, he and Deng Yuanjue raised their hands to invite Hu Yuan into the mountain.
Hu Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you."
Then he walked to the village with the two of them.
Along the way, Shi Bao and Deng Yuanjue seemed to swing their long knives and Zen staffs at random, forming a faint restraint on Hu Long, and they were ready to launch a thunderous combined attack at any time.
Hu Yuan, however, seemed unaware, just walking leisurely with a smile on his face, and his gestures seemed to have an indescribable mysterious charm, which made Shi Bao and Deng Yuanjue feel incomparably absurd - if they If you attack Hu Long, all attacks will eventually fall on Hu Long's companions.
At this moment, even Shi Bao, who was very scheming, could no longer keep his expression unchanged.
A few years ago, the two of them had a very similar experience.
At that time, Fang La had achieved great success in martial arts. The old brothers in the sect were all curious about how advanced the leader's cultivation was, so they took advantage of a banquet where they were having a good time and asked him to show off his skills.
Fang La did not dampen everyone's interest. He moved a chair and sat in the middle of the hall, asking everyone to form a circle and attack him at will.
When everyone tried to take action, they all had an inexplicable premonition in their hearts. No matter which angle they attacked from, the attack would inevitably be deflected towards others.
Dozens of innate masters surrounded Fang La for a quarter of an hour, but no one was able to deliver a move, and in the end they all had to surrender.
Afterwards, everyone asked Fang La about the mystery of this. Fang La looked a little conceited and said that he had practiced Mingjiao's magical skills to suppress the teachings to an unprecedented level, beyond the level of using true energy to borrow force to unload force, but directly using the power of the soul to interfere Enemy perception.
If Hu Yun uses any magical channels or other extraordinary skills, not only will the two of them not be shocked, but they will feel that it is natural.
After all, even if you exclude the ridiculous exaggerations in the legend, this Taoist is still a Grandmaster-level figure who can stand shoulder to shoulder with his own leader.
But no matter what, they could not imagine or accept that what the other party performed was actually the "Great Shift of the Universe", the magical power of the sect, and his cultivation level had also reached the highest level of mystery and mystery.
