What stood in front of Murong Xue and the others was a cliff hundreds of feet high. The huge mountain suddenly broke apart here, as if it had been chopped by the gods with a knife and axe. It fell vertically downwards, with no grass or shrubs around it. Right below the cliff, a turbulent river flows straight through, with a rumbling sound.
At this time, this scene can be said to be a desperate situation with no way forward and troops chasing behind.
Li Bing's face turned pale at this moment, and he kept mumbling: "No, I can't die... I can't die here..."
Shan Tingxian glanced at Murong Xue and asked hurriedly: "How is your water quality?"
Murong Xue was slightly stunned when she heard this, and subconsciously responded: "I grew up by the river, so... it's pretty good."
Shan Tingxian nodded, then turned to Li Bing beside him and said: "Your Highness, I apologize for the offence! Now please hold your nose with one hand and protect your crotch with the other hand. Yes, that's it..." He said, While helping Li Bing get into weird postures, he continued: "Now close your eyes, shut up your mouth, and clamp your buttocks tightly. Yes, be sure to tighten it and don't relax!"
After that, he grabbed Li Bing's collar and jumped off the cliff.
Murong Xue was dumbfounded on the spot, and could only hear His Highness the Crown Prince's screams echoing in the air.
Immediately afterwards, there was a muffled sound, and the river below immediately billowed with huge white water splashes.
My dear grandma! Murong Xue couldn't help but scream in her heart, watching in disbelief as the heads of the two people floated and sank on the rushing river, looming and disappearing, and quickly disappeared.
Shan Tingxian, you are so cruel! Without even saying hello, he dared to drag Crown Prince Shengtang off a cliff! Murong Xue was angry and admired the former deputy leader of the Jinhe Gang at the same time. However, he didn't care to express any more emotions. The pursuers were now about ten feet behind him. If he delayed for a moment, he would definitely die. He quickly took off his sapphire blue crew-neck robe, threw off his soap boots, and jumped off the cliff.
The feeling of being in mid-air was so uncomfortable that even a master of Qinggong like Murong Xue was almost dizzy. Fortunately, this feeling did not last long, and in the blink of an eye, he somersaulted and fell into the water.
A huge impact instantly stunned Murong Xue. His mind went blank, he just felt pain, the kind of heart-wrenching pain, but for a moment he couldn't figure out where the pain was.
Murong Xue took two large gulps of cold water and suddenly woke up, only to realize that she was sinking to the bottom of the river. He hurriedly held his breath, used his hands and feet together, and flopped a few times, quickly rising to the surface before he suffocated to death.
At this time, Murong Xue was already far away from the place where she just jumped off the cliff, which showed how fast the river was flowing. At the same time, he could vaguely see a large number of assassins gathered on the cliff, pointing towards him.
Murong Xue knew that there was nothing the other party could do against her for a while, and her life was temporarily saved, so she took a deep breath, let her body float on the water, and drifted downstream along the river.
After soaking in the cold water for about half an hour, the river finally became smooth. Murong Xue cheered up and struggled to swim to the shore. At this time, he was already exhausted. As soon as he landed on the shore, he lay motionless on the stone beach and gasped for breath.
After a long time, Murong Xue slowly raised her head and carefully looked at her surroundings.
Their group was attacked by an ambush at noon. After escaping after a fierce battle, the sun was about to set in the west and the sky was gradually getting darker.
This river beach is covered with fist-sized rocks and surrounded by dense forests. As far as the eye can see, there is no trace of Li Bing and Shan Tingxian. Murong Xue couldn't help but feel anxious, worried that something unexpected would happen to these two people.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, struggled to stand upright, and staggered forward to search along the river beach.
After walking dozens of arduous steps, Murong Xue suddenly remembered that her beloved iron bow had been left behind at some point during the previous battle. A strong feeling of frustration and annoyance suddenly came to my heart. After losing the prince and the magic weapon passed down to him by his mentor, he struck down Murong Xue again with repeated blows.
He suddenly fell to the ground slumped, and the more he thought about it, the more miserable he felt. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears.
"Eh? Why is that person crying?" Suddenly, a clear and sweet voice sounded behind Murong Xue.
Immediately afterwards, another delicate voice said: "Yes, a grown man is still crying, he is so worthless."
Murong Xue secretly thought that this was probably two village girls from the mountains who were passing by here. Seeing him shed tears, they couldn't help but be curious and tease him. He didn't bother to turn around and talk to the two girls. He just slowly stopped crying and stared at the river in silence.
A series of light footsteps gradually came closer, and the voice that was the first to speak just now was heard: "Master, what's wrong with you?"
Now that the other party was asking, no matter how impatient Murong Xue was, she couldn't be too rude, so he turned around and found a handsome young woman standing in front of him, looking at him curiously.
Murong Xue stood up with great effort, saluted slightly and said: "This girl accidentally fell into the water below. She is no longer seriously injured now. Please help me."
"I said why he was all wet. It turned out that he fell into the water." A younger, beautiful girl came close and smiled at the older woman: "Sister, it's really strange today. So many people fell into the water." .”
Hearing this, Murong Xue trembled and asked quickly: "Girl...what did you say? Someone else fell into the water?"
The older woman smiled slightly: "Young master, you don't know. Just now, our sisters have rescued two unconscious people who fell into the water. Now we are planning to go to the nearby mountains and forests to collect some herbs before it gets completely dark, so that we can give them to them." Take it decoction to drive away the cold."
"Where are they?!" Murong Xue asked anxiously.
The two women were startled by his appearance. The little girl scolded: "Are you trying to eat people? Why are you shouting?"
Murong Xue knew that she had lost her composure, so she quickly calmed down her excitement and softened her tone: "You two girls, please forgive me. The two people you saved may be my companions, so I was worried and offended you two. Please also Forgive me, forgive me.”
Then, he described the appearance of Li Bing and Shan Tingxian in detail.
The older woman listened patiently, nodded and said: "Master, don't be anxious. It is indeed as you said, your two friends have been rescued back to the villa by our sect master, and there is no fear of life. So be it, Qin'er, you are alone Go collect medicine first, and I will take this young man to visit his friends."
The little girl agreed readily, reached out to take the woman's bamboo basket, and then skipped away. The young woman bowed to Murong Xue: "The humble name of the slave family is Siyun. I haven't asked you how to call the young master yet?"
Murong Xue quickly handed over her hand: "I don't dare to accept it. My surname is Murong, Murong Xue."
"Mr. Murong, please come with me." Siyun smiled slightly, turned around and led Murong Xue up the mountain. The two of them walked along the rugged path. Although Murong Xue was so anxious that she wished she could immediately grow wings and fly to the side of Prince Li Bing, but Miss Siyun always walked slowly and leisurely, as if strolling in a garden, which made him confused. I also had to slow down.
Murong Xue had nothing to say and asked: "Miss Siyun, I just heard you say that it was your sect master who saved my two friends. May I ask what sect you are from?"
Siyun smiled and said: "Young Master is laughing at me. In fact, we are not a sect or gang in the world, we are just a small mountain villa. The former sect master is the old villa owner of the villa. He is a young man. When he was young, he was fascinated by the legends of various knights and heroes, and studied with teachers everywhere. In his later years, he became obsessed with the Taoist metaphysics of cultivating immortals and ascending to heaven, and began to study the method of longevity. Therefore, in the end, he simply changed the villa into a nondescript This strange sect has taken in a bunch of ignorant young disciples, who spend all day messing around with the old man."
Murong Xue thought to herself: This rich old man is really good at playing, but he is also really boring.
However, people have their own way of living, and it has nothing to do with him, so Murong Xue didn't care very much and continued to talk: "I see, the old village owner is really free and easy, which is enviable. You just said that he is The previous sect master, then who is the current sect master?”
"Three years ago, the old sect master went out to travel and visit the fairy mountains," Siyun replied: "The current sect master is the only daughter of the old sect master, who is also my young lady."
Murong Xue was stunned when she heard this and asked, "Is your sect master a woman?"
Siyun walked even slower and asked Murong Xue: "What do you mean, Master? Can't a woman be the leader of the sect?"
"No, no, no, I definitely didn't mean this." Murong Xue explained quickly: "I just made a quick comment and asked casually. It was purely an unintentional comment. I'm sorry, Miss Siyun, please don't take offense."
Siyun smiled and said: "There is no blame on the young master in the Nu family. I just asked casually."
While they were talking, the two of them had arrived at the gate of a manor. Taking advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun, Murong Xue looked intently and saw that the manor was built on the mountain and was of huge scale. There are various pavilions and pavilions in the courtyard, which are stacked up along the mountain and are well-proportioned. Under the cover of lush forests and bamboos, they have a unique style.
The outside of the manor's gate was cleaned cleanly, and there were no fallen leaves or moss on the bluestone steps. A pair of couplets are engraved on both sides of the gate. The upper couplet is "Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are established within the square inch of the spiritual platform", and the second couplet is "Outside the setting moon and three stars, poetry, wine, calligraphy and swords rise in the wind and clouds". The couplet's writing is vigorous and vigorous, and it looks extraordinary.
Siyun introduced to Murong Xue that this couplet was written by the old owner of the village.
Murong Xue sincerely praised: "I admire it. This couplet is extraordinary in both the artistic conception of calligraphy and the layout and mind. It shows that the old owner of the village is an expert outside the world."
Siyun smiled and nodded, making a gesture of invitation: "Master, go this way."
At this time, the door of the manor was not closed. Through the open doorway, you could vaguely see several houses not far from the door, all of which had lights on.
Murong Xue said politely, stepped across the threshold, and walked into the courtyard.
