"Now that we have settled down, let's talk about the business." He Siniang looked at Meng Qingyao: "How did you and Sister Long appear here? It's time to tell us, right?"
"I know you've been holding it in for a long time." Meng Qingyao replied: "We will discuss the matter with Erniang later. You first explain clearly what happened in Douli. How did you get infected with that fatal poison?"
"Yes, sister, tell me quickly, my sister will be worried to death."
"It's better for Pindao to do it."
The grim-faced Taoist priest told the story of the corpses buried under Panlong Temple, the Qingle Mausoleum hidden behind the temple, and the cave country buried under the mausoleum. Then he described the various bizarre situations he encountered during this adventure. Then he was infected with poison, and finally escaped, to the surprise of Meng Qingyao and Long Erniang.
After telling the story of the fight, the Taoist priest with a grimace continued: "This kind of iron thread bug has a very strong reproductive capacity. The poor Taoist estimated that the black fog encountered by the Northern Wei army when they opened the mausoleum should be a large group of iron thread bugs. Then The secret passages in Qingle Mausoleum opened and closed, and I am afraid that the iron wires at the bottom of the valley had already been put into the mausoleum. The Northern Wei army suddenly ran into it, but they were not sucked dry by them. "
"I see... But having said that, the iron wire poison is so powerful, how should the Taoist Master and Siniang's poison be detoxified?"
"Pindao is actually at a loss, but we found some clues in the underground cave, pointing directly at a group of people with dragons tattooed on their backs. Today Quan Boyu talked about that past event again, which made Pindao infer that, If you want to solve this poison, you have to start from the 'man who bears the dragon'."
"The person who bears the dragon... Huh? Don't you remember that the eight Qinglong disciples in the Mushroom Gate all have dragon patterns engraved on their backs?"
"Well, Pindao and Siniang also have this thought, so our next step is to go west to the Qiang land and find people from the Qinglongmen for clues."
"Oh? Going to the Qiang River Basin? What a coincidence."
"Brother, what do you mean by this?"
"Taoist Master, do you remember what my younger brother told you earlier, that he got some important news on the way?"
"remember."
"This news is about the whereabouts of Huixian Temple, the Taibao of your Immortal family."
"What?!" The Taoist priest with a grimace almost stood up when he heard this, and said quickly: "Brother, tell me in detail."
"I learned this from a scholar in green shirt. He has a good relationship with me. He also helped me a lot on my way south. When I arrived in Jingzhou that day, I chatted with him at the wine table and he said this. One thing to come.”
This green-shirted scholar's name is Wu Nansheng. He has a very high status in Wangchun Pavilion and is a leader of the thirty-first generation. If some important lamas in the sect want to take action, he will almost always lead his team to do it.
That day, there happened to be a tomb in the gate that was about to be destroyed. It was located at the intersection of Qiang River and Baishui River. This place has intertwined waterways, high mountains and dense forests, and the overall atmosphere is characterized by the word "chaos". If there are tombs of princes and noble families, Wu Nansheng himself would never believe it.
However, this tomb was inferred by the sect owner based on the county’s geographical records. It was so conclusive that even if Wu Nansheng didn’t believe it, there was nothing he could do about it, so he could only take two people with him and set off northward, even if he didn’t see this tomb. A tomb.
When Wu Nansheng arrived at the place, he immediately went into the mountain to step on the plates. After some on-the-spot observation, he unexpectedly discovered something strange.
"Oh?" The grim-faced Taoist priest became interested: "What's so strange?"
"Brother Wu discovered that in the nearby villages, every household actually worships the Gray Immortal!"
"This...isn't that unusual? Baojiaxian is a folk god. Isn't it normal for villagers to worship it?"
"Don't worry, Taoist Master. Listen to what I've said. It's neither strange nor strange to worship the Gray Immortal, but Baojiaxian is mainly a custom outside the customs. Why are there "alien" species in the Qiang land? And the most important thing is that , deep in the mountains where villages are scattered, there is a forbidden area between tribes, and it is said that there is a Gray Immortal Temple hidden there!"
"Really?! Then Brother Wu has ever stepped on a nearby plate?"
"I stepped on it, but only had a rough look. Brother Wu said that they and his party encountered strange things at night, and in the end he had to escape alone."
"Escaped?" He Siniang asked curiously: "What strange thing happened to you, and you actually left your men and escaped by yourself?"
"It's not that they were thrown away. Those two people had their intestines ripped out by Huangpizi and folded them there themselves."
Huang Pizi... The Taoist priest with a grimace was moved in his heart, and he quickly asked: "Has Brother Wu described that forbidden area?"
"Yes, he said that deep in the mountain is a lake surrounded by mountains. The topography of the lake is very strange. There is an isolated island in the center of the lake. Looking from a distance, it looks like a Ye Bian boat floating on the water."
"This!" The grim-faced Taoist priest looked at He Siniang, who also had light in his eyes and said, "Do you still remember what Xia Houyun said?"
The Taoist priest with a grimace nodded: "'In the mountains in the lake, in the temples in the mountains, Huangzi and Huangsun jumped on the roadside; the ghosts were silent, the immortals laughed, and the old lady Bai leaned against the door.' Isn't that the isolated island in the center of the lake and the astonishing yellow skin not right? Did you respond to the first half of the code?!"
"Is what the Taoist Master said the code word of the Gray Immortal Temple?" Meng Qingyao murmured: "The mountain in the lake, the temple in the mountain... Yes, isn't this exactly the same as what Brother Wu said!"
"It seems that there is a high probability that that is the place Pindao is looking for. If the trip north to Qinglongmen goes well this time, Pindao will definitely go there for a visit afterwards."
"Let's go north and pass through Baishui first. Why doesn't the Taoist priest go and settle this matter first?" He Siniang looked at the grim-faced Taoist priest and said, "Are you thinking wildly again, afraid that I might have any objections if you do something private first?"
"No, no." The grim-faced Taoist priest hurriedly explained: "You and I are both suffering from poison, so we must take care of life-critical matters first."
"Okay, I don't know you yet, so how much time can I waste if I'm just on my way? That's it for this trip to the west - let's go to the Huixian Temple to find out what's going on, and then go to the Qiang Land to find the poison. clues."
"Now that the itinerary has been decided, when will the Taoist Priest and Siniang decide to leave? Look at Brother Luo's injury..."
"Hey! It will be difficult for Lao Qi to recover from his injury in three to five months. Now we can only find a place to settle him down and find a good person to take care of him. Only in this way can we move westward with peace of mind."
"It's not difficult to find a place. The difficult thing is to find someone to take care of Lao Qi." He Siniang thought for a while and said, "It's definitely not possible to go west to the Qiang land without the Taoist priest. How about I stay here?"
"It seems that this is the only way to go... However, Pindao and Siniang have already had a tacit understanding with each other since they teamed up. If Siniang is missing from the trip to the west, Pindao will really feel a little unsure."
"What do you two mean by these words?" Meng Qingyao's face darkened: "Why do you care about you two alone, but both my younger brother and your second mother are outsiders?"
"No, brother, please don't misunderstand me. You and Er Niang have not even prepared a place to stay when you go south this time. How can I dare to delay you?"
