Chapter 1 Youth Trail
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There is a small town in the mountains to the north at the junction of the Zhenwu Kingdom and the Beast Kingdom. There are not many residents here, only a few dozen families, most of whom are hunters in the mountains. The main reason why they live in the mountains instead of choosing valleys and plains with more fertile land is that it is not far from the Kingdom of Beasts, where powerful beast tides break out in summer and winter.
Those ferocious beasts from the Kingdom of Beasts are extremely ferocious and different from the beasts that usually live in the mountains and wilds. Moreover, they are always led by one or two kings of strange beasts. You must know that the intelligence of those beasts that have absorbed the true essence of heaven and earth is no worse than that of ordinary people.
"Old Chen, winter will come in a few months! Why haven't you prepared food for the winter?" An old hunter carrying a crossbow said to another old man beside him.
The old man surnamed Chen sighed slightly and looked at the gray mountains to the north. There had been a light snowfall at this time, and the withered and yellow weeds on the mountains had long been buried underneath.
"Xiaosi went to Daocheng some time ago, and he calculated that he should be back last night. But it's already noon, and there's still no news." Old Chen said worriedly.
The old man carrying a crossbow took a breath of white mist and frowned: "At this time, when Xiaosi went to Daocheng, which way did he take?"
Old Chen's expression froze slightly, and he muttered: "Let's go, take the Nanshan Road..."
The old man carrying a crossbow widened his eyes and said anxiously: "What? Nanshan Road! You are confused, Old Chen! What if...what if we encounter a pack of wolves?"
This small town is located in the mountains on the border of Zhenwu Kingdom, to be precise, the northern mountains adjacent to the border. The Nanshan Road that Old Man Chen mentioned naturally refers to the southern mountain road in the mountains, which is less than ten miles away from the junction with the Kingdom of Beasts.
"Hey! Old man Sun, stop talking! I'm anxious too. I don't want them to come back earlier. Who would have thought..." Old man Chen was very anxious, but he had no choice but to squat there and smoke. He picked up the dry cigarette in his waist.
Old man Sun, who was carrying a crossbow, saw that the other party was so worried, so he said: "There will be no place to go out to search. Besides, we have a bunch of old bones. We can hunt rabbits, pheasants and so on. But if we really have to fight against the ferocious beast, I’m afraid it will be in vain.”
How could Mr. Chen not understand these principles? He couldn't do it just by letting it go and waiting.
Just when the two of them were at a loss what to do, Old Man Sun, who was carrying a crossbow, suddenly thought of something.
"Hey Ya! By the way! Instead of worrying here, why not go find that little Taoist?"
When Old Man Chen heard this, he raised his head and looked at his companions beside him. He still had a dry cigarette in his mouth, but naturally he forgot to smoke it at this moment. He asked with some emotion: "Is this... is this reliable? ?”
Old Man Sun raised his eyebrows, waiting for Big Eyes to ask: "Then tell me, what else can you do?"
Old Chen sighed, stood up from the ground, and walked towards the north of the town.
This town is called Daoxiang Town. If you have never been here, you will definitely think that this is a prosperous town with fragrant rice flowers and fertile fields and plain rivers. In fact, Daoxiang Town does not produce rice, but grows a variety of grains grown in the mountains, called mountain barley.
This grain is a grass plant that grows in the mountains and has a low yield. It tastes sweet but has a grainy texture, but it is one of the most important crops in the mountains.
This kind of mountain barley generally cannot be eaten directly. It needs to be ground into powder before being made into pancakes. Therefore, the materials in Daoxiang Town are not very rich, and they all rely on the town not far to the east, Daocheng. The hunters in the small town will transport the medicinal materials and other things they pick, or the prey they kill, to Daocheng for sale, and then replace them with sweet rice.
Daocheng's biggest obsession for the residents of the town is rice. This is also the fundamental reason why the town residents named the town "Daoxiang", and it is also their yearning for a better life.
Soon the two old men came to a hut at the north end of the village. More than a month ago, a young Taoist priest came to the village. He was wearing a moon-white Taoist robe, with a Taoist bun on his head. He looked very handsome and clean. He was about seven feet five inches (about 177 centimeters) in height, but he was not very old. He could be said to be fifteen or sixteen. Okay, it’s right to say seventeen or eighteen. Although this young Taoist priest sounded a bit old-fashioned when he spoke, he still showed a youthful vitality in his movements.
This young man came to the town via a small road and repaired a shabby hut at the northern end to live in. On weekdays, he did not stay in the town, but went out to hike up the mountain. The villagers knew that there were many Taoist priests searching for various medicinal herbs in the mountains and fields, so they were not surprised.
Although Daoxiang Town is a border town in the Zhenwu Kingdom, it is no stranger to Taoist priests. After all, the Zhenwu Dao Hall, the state religion of the Zhenwu Kingdom, is the ancestral home of Taoism. There are many Taoist sects in the Zhenwu Kingdom, and there are endless Taoist priests at each mountain gate.
Therefore, the people in the town gradually accepted this young man. Only occasionally, hunters would return from the mountains and talk about their experience of encountering this young man. It's just a coincidence that this mysterious little Taoist priest seems to be born to join in the fun.
A few days ago, in the mountains to the north, there was a strange beast king, the Spirit Pattern Bear King, in a mountain spring, and a golden eagle with a wingspan of ten feet. The two kings were fighting each other, and the wild beasts in the mountain streams within a hundred miles radius were naturally frightened, causing quite a commotion. Naturally, it also attracted the attention of the hunters in the small town.
However, Orion naturally knew how much he weighed, so he only dared to watch from a distance to see if there were any leaks that could be picked up. The two beast kings probably fought over a genius treasure in the spring mountain stream. And that time, the hunters were surprised to find that the young man wearing moon-white robes also appeared there. He didn't seem to be very afraid of these two strange beast kings.
Later, the bear king and the golden eagle fought, and all the hunters were afraid of being affected, so they withdrew one after another. No one knew what the final result would be, but the young man returned intact the next day.
From then on, the hunters in the village knew that this little Taoist priest might not be simple.
The reason why Old Man Sun persuaded Old Man Chen to find the other party was because he was sure of this, so he was treating a dead horse as a live doctor!
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Both of them were born as hunters. Their hands and feet were naturally light and they made no sound when walking. It's not that the two of them can do it, it's mainly because they do it subconsciously. After all, this little Taoist priest is very mysterious in the hearts of the townspeople. Out of people's natural fear of unknown things, the two of them subconsciously slowed down their pace.
They passed the not-high fence and discovered the figure of the young man Xiaodao. He was not wearing the moon-white Taoist robe at this time, but was wearing a dark vest of unknown material with strange buckles all over it. The young man was wearing this vest, but he was shirtless underneath. He was currently holding a pitch black dagger, and he kept repeating the action of drawing the sword and putting it away.
The two looked at each other and saw shock in their eyes. It was not that they had never seen Taoist priests before, but the image of Taoist priests in their impressions was mostly middle-aged and elderly Taoist priests with beards and holding a curtain. . On this hanging curtain, there are often words such as "XXX Half Immortal", "Commitment of fate, fortune telling, fortune telling" or simply draw a big gossip picture.
However, Taoist priests like Young Xiaodao who constantly wield swords and practice martial arts are extremely rare.
"You two are here, do you have something important to do?" the little Taoist priest asked calmly, at the same time he put away the dark sword blade in his hand and put it on the stone table beside him.
Old Man Sun pushed Old Man Chen next to him. The old man surnamed Chen laughed twice and said, "You are disturbing the Immortal Master's practice!"
Yi Xifeng waved his hand and said with a smile: "I'm not a Taoist priest, let alone an immortal master, so why bother? Since we all live here, we are fellow villagers, so if you have anything to say, speak directly."
Old Chen was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself: What? Isn't he a Taoist? Then...then isn't this a dirty thing?
At the thought of this, the last glimmer of hope that had been ignited was extinguished in his heart. Suddenly, the old man's face became very pale, and his lips began to tremble.
When Old Man Sun, who was carrying a crossbow, saw this, he sighed secretly and said: "It's Old Man Chen's mistress. He went to Daocheng a few days ago. Logically speaking, he should have returned last night, but he still hasn't come back yet." Not home...so..."
At this point, Old Man Chen finally came to his senses and said with a wry smile: "So please tell me when will my son come back?"
When the young man heard this and thought of the previous conversation, he immediately understood the intention of the two people. He smiled slightly and said calmly: "As I said just now, I am not a Taoist priest. I don't have the ability to tell fortunes and read fortunes..."
Hearing what he said, the two old men were also very depressed. Just as they were about to say goodbye, Xiaodao continued: "However, I can generally help you find out if there is any news about your son around, but I dare not I guarantee you’ll find it.”
Upon hearing this, Old Man Chen suddenly became excited and said quickly: "I hope my little brother can help!"
The young man closed his eyes and saw no movement from him, as if he was in trance. The two old men Sun and Chen did not dare to disturb him.
After about five breaths, he suddenly asked: "How many people did your son go out with?"
"..."
Old Man Sun poked Old Man Chen, who was still in a daze.
"Oh, oh, my mistress went with the Zhao brothers. There are seven of them in the group."
The young man frowned and continued: "Are you taking the Nanshan Road?"
When Old Man Chen heard this, he immediately nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I came back from Nanshan Road!" Apparently he had been shocked by the other party's "magical power".
The young man opened his eyes and said calmly: "That should be right. Thirty-five miles away from here, there is a convoy coming this way. They should be coming from Nanshan Road, but they are not taking the right way. I must have They were attacked because they were moving very slowly and there were only four of them left."
"What?! There are only four people left? Then, Xiaosi..." Old Man Chen stood there blankly as if struck by lightning.
The young man shook his head and said, "This is all I know. Don't be stunned. Hurry up and take someone over to help you! If you go early, someone may be able to save you."
Upon hearing this, the two of them suddenly woke up and immediately bowed to thank them. The young man informed the two of them of the specific location, and they immediately gathered their troops and rushed over.
Looking at the two people leaving in a hurry, and the shouts of the hunters gathering from outside not long after, the young man sighed, sat down at the stone table in the thatched cottage, where there was a sapphire-colored wine gourd, and drank. stand up.
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"Five years!"
The young man said slowly.
This person is none other than the former fair boy, Yi Xifeng! For more than five years, he had practiced martial arts in the Zhenwu Dao Hall and learned everything useful he came into contact with. Finally, a few months ago, he met the trial requirements. So he took the outer disciples' trial mission from Zhenwu Mountain and came down the mountain.
In five years, he has changed a lot, the most obvious of which is the growth of his physical body. The once ten-year-old boy was now fifteen years old. Due to the constant effects of alcohol on his body, his height also increased by seven or eight centimeters in the past five years, reaching the standard one meter seventy-seven.
Due to the characteristics of the technique, although he often performs weight-bearing training, the meridians and major points throughout his body will experience tearing and breakage every day, but they will be restored to their original state the next day. His super physical body recovery ability makes his physical body and meridians extremely tough, without any exaggerated bulge.
Even though he was bare-armed and wielding a sword just now, in the eyes of outsiders who don't know how to do it, Yi Xifeng is still very capable, and they can't see that this body that is not strong contains such huge power!
When he left Xiaoyuan Academy, the four of them who were sent to various sects naturally went their separate ways. He took a boat to go north to the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Beasts, and spent more than half a month on the boat before crossing the entire Kingdom of Ten Thousand Beasts from south to north and entering the Zhenwu Kingdom.
In five years, he has changed a lot, the most obvious of which is the growth of his physical body. The once ten-year-old boy was now fifteen years old. Due to the constant effects of alcohol on his body, his height also increased by seven or eight centimeters in the past five years, reaching the standard one meter seventy-seven.
Due to the characteristics of the technique, although he often performs weight-bearing training, the meridians and major points throughout his body will experience tearing and breakage every day, but they will be restored to their original state the next day. His super physical body recovery ability makes his body and meridians extremely tough, without any exaggerated bulge.
Even though he was bare-armed and wielding a sword just now, in the eyes of outsiders who don't know how to do it, Yi Xifeng is still very capable, and they can't see that this body that is not strong contains such huge power!
When he left Xiaoyuan Academy, the four of them who were sent to various sects naturally went their separate ways. He took a boat to the north of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Beasts, and spent more than half a month on the boat before crossing the entire Kingdom of Ten Thousand Beasts from south to north and entering the Zhenwu Kingdom.
Even though he was bare-armed and wielding a sword just now, in the eyes of outsiders who don't know how to do it, Yi Xifeng is still very capable, and they can't see that this body that is not strong contains such huge power!
When he left Xiaoyuan Academy, the four of them who were sent to various sects naturally went their separate ways. He took a boat to the north of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Beasts, and spent more than half a month on the boat before crossing the entire Kingdom of Ten Thousand Beasts from south to north and entering the Zhenwu Kingdom.
