Hearing this grim-faced Taoist interrupt He Siniang, he said doubtfully: "According to what you described, the valley has a photo in front and a back in the back. It is indeed an excellent treasure cave, but only with a gold medal and the vague words of the villagers. According to legend, how can we determine whether there is a tomb in it, or whether it is some kind of tomb of Laoshizi Immortal?"
He Siniang explained: "Folklore is not necessarily all nonsense. Many of them are based on facts. It's just that as time goes by, the legend becomes more distorted. Moreover, after the gold medal Meng Qingyao cleared it up, he found someone to study it. It's true." It is the identity badge of King Hui. Such personal belongings will definitely be buried with the owner. Doesn’t this explain the problem enough? "
"Since the gold medal was buried with its owner, why was it found in the river? Could it be that Lao Hai (a fellow martial artist) visited it and accidentally left it behind when crossing the river?"
"Before the Hui River was diverted, the flow was very strong, and the miasma in the valley was pervasive, so it would not be easily stolen. Judging from my experience, I can't say for sure that the waist tag was left behind by Zhao Ouxiang himself."
"What?" The grim-faced Taoist priest didn't react for a moment. He thought for a moment and asked tentatively: "You don't mean to say that Zhao Buxiang achieved immortality in the Immortal Cave and then walked out of the valley, right?"
"That's pretty much what it means."
The grimace Taoist priest stared at this, then shook his head in disbelief and said: "Didn't you despise the art of immortality before? Why is it abnormal now? According to you, he is already immortal, then It should also have flown out. What kind of words did he come out like? After crossing the river, he still trembled and lost his waist badge. Isn't this the same as Erlang Shen's dog running away when he went out."
"Oh, how can you be so arrogant!" He Siniang became angry when she heard the grimace of the Taoist priest: "He is immortal, but he is not an immortal! Oh, he is not immortal either. How can I say this? …I’ll tell you another story and I’ll understand.”
"Another story?" The grim-faced Taoist priest couldn't help but rub his face. He was confused just listening to the stories this night. Luo Laoqi beside him had already fallen asleep for several times. If he hadn't been thinking about the treasure in the tomb, He also wished he could fall asleep. He sighed and said helplessly, "Just tell me."
"This is the legend of the Immortal Cave. You will understand it all after I finish telling you."
The story He Siniang told was a bizarre anecdote that was circulating in Qiu Chi Kingdom at that time.
Qiuchi State was founded during the Yuankang period of the Jin Dynasty. It was a small political power located in Longnan. It was founded by Yang Maosou, the leader of the Di ethnic group. It was named because the center of the imperial court was located near Qiuchi Mountain.
There are many giant peaks and dangerous terrain in Qiuchi Mountain. The depths of the mountain are surrounded by clouds and mist all year round, so few people set foot there. Because of this, there are many animals and birds in the mountain. At that time, there was a partial general under Yang Maosou named Lin Nan. He loved hunting as a pastime when he was sleeping, so he took several of his followers into the mountains in one day. Unexpectedly, he never came back. Yang Maosou sent people to search for several days, but there was no trace of Lin Nan and his party. Yang Maosou felt that such a general with great martial arts would not be able to find his shadow no matter what danger he encountered, so he concluded This man ran away and rebelled against the country in the name of hunting, so he was so cruel that he killed Lin Nan's family as well.
Originally the story would have ended here, but I didn’t expect that time would fly by and Lin Nan would come back forty years later. Not only was he back, but his appearance had not changed at all, and the current emperor was already Yang Maosou. Grandson Yang Yi.
This incident caused quite a sensation in Qiuchi. Emperor Yang Yi even specially summoned Lin Nan to spy all night long. However, Lin Nan's memory was intermittent. He only remembered that he encountered a tiger during a safari and that he lost his footing and fell down a cliff. Then he passed out and when he woke up, he was already at a ferry. Lin Nan seemed to have been knocked unconscious when he fell off the cliff. He only said that there was no water at the ferry where he was, and then he groped around in the forest in a daze. After a few days, he finally found the way. When he entered the city, he found that there were already dozens of people. The situation after the new year.
This explanation was naturally hard to believe in Yang Yi's ears, but no matter how hard he pressed, Lin Nan could only remember this. Emperor Yang Yi even sent people to search along the Luoyu River and the Western Han River, but they could not find what Lin Nan said. There was no water at the ferry, and the incident was dismissed. Lin Nan's final whereabouts were not recorded, but the story was passed down orally among the people.
The grim-faced Taoist priest couldn't help but ask after hearing this: "Do you think Lin Nan didn't tell the truth? In fact, he found the elixir of immortality in the mountain?"
He Siniang nodded, "Otherwise, how can we explain that he has not aged for forty years?"
The grim-faced Taoist rolled his eyes at He Siniang and sneered: "Explain what? This kind of unofficial Taoist can talk to you for a whole day and a night, but you actually take it seriously?"
"It's not that I am serious, but that Meng Qingyao has found the ferry without water."
"So what if you find it?" The grim-faced Taoist priest said patiently: "It's been a hundred years since this happened, and the river course is always changing. It's normal for a certain section of the river course a hundred years ago to be dry now. How can you find an abandoned ferry?" What does it mean? Even if the story you told is true, but the emperor personally ordered a search and couldn't find it at that time, is it possible that you are more capable than the emperor? "
"When it comes to fighting, the emperor may not be as capable as we are, and I am not just talking nonsense, because Lin Nan also said something else at that time, saying that after he came out of another cave in the Immortal Cave, he felt like he was on the throne of an immortal. It was this sentence that reminded Meng Qingyao, wasn't it referring to the valley shaped like a throne? So he went to the mountains again the next day, and this time he went to the back of the valley after some trouble, and sure enough, he was in the valley. From the high cliff, I saw the ferry hanging in the air."
The grim-faced Taoist priest straightened his expression and said, "The ferry is built on a cliff? Is it here to ferry birds?"
"It's not a ferry. It's used to ferry the souls of the dead. It should be a Huangquan ferry."
"High cliff... ferry..." The Taoist priest with a grimace pondered for a moment and said: "I have also heard a little bit about the poor road at Huangquan Ferry. It is said that 'the tombs of the Qin and Han Dynasties are buried in the mountains, and the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period look at the top of the mountain.' The biggest feature of the pre-Qin mausoleums is that the tomb passages A wooden platform was built on the high cliff outside the entrance, which is called the 'Huangquan Ferry', symbolizing the ferry point between heaven and hell. But since this place may be Zhao Jixiang's mausoleum, why is it called the Immortal Cave?"
"The Immortal Cave Mansion existed before Zhao Jiuxiang's death. Meng Qingyao checked this matter through many ancient books and found that there was an alchemy field in the mountain during Qin Degong's time. It was called the Immortal Cave Mansion, not the name of Zhao Jiuxiang's mausoleum."
"Oh~" The grim-faced Taoist priest suddenly realized: "In other words, Zhao Ouxiang occupied the Immortal Cave as a mausoleum after his death. The partial general named Lin Nan in the Jin Dynasty later entered this place by mistake and discovered the elixir that can keep his face and live forever. That's why the four You have not aged for ten years, so you conclude that there will also be the antidote to the poison in your body?"
He Siniang nodded when she heard the words, but the Taoist priest with a grimace shook his head and said: "Even though it was an alchemy field in the past, the elixirs that were made there were all elixirs for immortality, and they were incompatible with poison. Do you know how to make alchemy?" Technique?" He said, shaking the Taoist robe under his night clothes.
He Siniang snorted and asked: "I don't know how to make alchemy, so the Taoist priest knows how to poison?"
The Taoist Priest with a grimace was stunned for a moment when he was asked. He thought, "Grandma, you are asking the question." The poor Taoist was not lucky enough to be poisoned by others. He Siniang ignored him and continued: "It has been popular near Qiuchi Mountain since the Xia and Shang Dynasties. The wind of witches and poisons, those fortune tellers who make alchemy for the royal family must be proficient in this technique, otherwise they would not build the alchemy field in a valley where silverfish and beasts are rampant, so I guess that the fairy cave will probably be equipped with protection against poisonous poisons. Pill, and then again, if I don’t try it, will I die if I don’t try it, and Mrs. Qi won’t obediently give me the antidote.”
"That's true. Mrs. Qi wants to chase you with a knife and chop her. It's too much to ask for an antidote."
"Even if I cut you, I can't get away from you now. Now that I've told you the whole story clearly, can the Taoist priest untie me?"
"Don't be anxious. Pindao will go over the pros and cons first. If you feel uncomfortable sitting, Pindao can untie the ropes around your feet first."
"Why are you only untying your feet?" He Siniang looked at her hands, snorted, and said, "Are you still worried that I will use my incense to plot against you two? What about you two grown men?"
"It's not like you haven't done this before. You can untie it with both hands, but you have to let Lao Qi search you first."
Luo Laoqi, who was sleeping, sat up when he heard the words, and quickly said excitedly: "Do you want to search now?" He also rubbed his hands.
Seeing this, He Siniang hurriedly said: "No need, it won't be too uncomfortable to have your hands and feet tied. Taoist Priest, you have any concerns, but it's okay. Although I have only been in the Mushroom Sect for half a year, my ability to fight upside down is not half the time." If you open your eyes, you won't become a burden even if you go with us."
"The skilled and humble people of Baixi Sect naturally understand that you can become the oiran of the sect because of more than just your face. You and I just got to know each other halfway. We had some grudges before. Are you sure you won't be half-hearted when you get involved with the lama?"
"It's our own interests to work together to fish. Since you and I have no conflict of interest, why can't we work together? Moreover, I also explained the previous matter. There were many misunderstandings. It was purely out of necessity to blame you two. You two A man should not be as familiar as a woman, do I have to kowtow and admit my mistake?"
"Hey, what a mouth." The grim-faced Taoist priest thought for a moment and said, "That's it for now. Saying anything more would seem pretentious. Besides, can we do it without you? A lot of information is in Meng Qingyao's hands. When Pindao saw this, he made up his mind. The three of us worked together to capture this lama trip. After tonight, we will immediately set off to the north. Grandma, since grandpa is wanted everywhere in the Song Dynasty, then we will go to the territory of the Northern Wei Dynasty to hang out. "
