Sensing the crisis, the red-furred fox threw away the book and jumped to the side. The flying sword grazed the fox's head, and a puff of blood fell into the grass along with half of its ear.
The red-furred fox took advantage of the flying sword to scurry into the dense forest, and then disappeared after a few retreats.
The flying sword swayed left and right in mid-air, then whizzed away into the distance.
One person and two demons waited with bated breath for a long time.
After confirming that the fox and Feijian were no longer nearby, Gong Er lowered his voice and said to Li Chuan: "Scholar, do you still want to drink water? Go quickly, we will leave here after drinking."
Li Chuan said quickly: "You want it. How about I go there alone? I'll come back after I drink."
The pliers on the other side scratched the ground a few times.
Although Gong Er felt that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, he thought that the fox had run away long ago, and since Feijian was chasing the fox, it was impossible for him to still be here, so he made a decision and said, "Let's go there together. "
When he reached the stream, Li Chuan squatted down.
He tried to ignore the blood stains on the stone and the half of a fox ear in the grass.
Reach out and hold water in your hands to drink.
The stream water is sweet and refreshing.
I washed my face again and felt refreshed.
Half of the next three bodies were soaked in the water, blowing bubbles, and the dry lines seemed to have become lighter.
Li Chuan glanced at the book that the fox had dropped, and a corner of it was soaked in water. He reached out and picked up the book.
When his hand touched the book, golden light flashed before his eyes.
Li Chuan blinked twice and saw the golden sunlight shining on the stream. Without thinking, he put the book in his lapel.
Seeing that Li Chuan had finished drinking the water, Gong Er began to urge again, "Okay, okay, let's quickly find a place to rest and sleep. We have to travel at night!"
After leaving the stream, one person and two demons found a shady place to rest.
At dusk, a cool breeze began and dense clouds filled the sky
The fine rain penetrated his neck, and Li Chuan shivered. He called out to Gong Er, who was striding forward, and said, "Brother Gong, it's raining. Let's find a place to take shelter quickly."
Gong Er didn't stop, he just turned his head and glanced at him, and objected sharply: "Nonsense, nonsense, there will be rain wherever there is rain!"
The third person next to him rolled his eyes. He felt the water vapor in the air and said, "It's going to rain heavily."
Li Chuan quickly continued to persuade: "Brother Gong, I'm not afraid of rushing. I'm sitting on Brother Pang, so I don't have to use any strength myself. What I'm afraid of is getting caught in the rain, catching a cold, or getting sick. What should I do?"
When Gong Er heard the word sick, he was startled and said, "You can't get sick! You can't die!"
But Gong Er and Pang San didn't know where to take shelter from the rain.
They could only speed up their pace, move forward, and search all the way. It wasn't until night fell that they saw a ruined temple.
As soon as one person and two demons entered the ruined temple, they heard a roar and white light exploded over the dense forest.
Raindrops the size of soybeans fell.
Li Chuan slipped off the crab shell and found a dry corner to sit down. He took out the remaining meatloaf from lunch and took a few bites. He raised his head and suddenly found that Pang San was missing.
Li Chuan asked Gong Er: "Where has Brother Pang gone?"
Gong Er pointed his tail outside, "He went to soak in the water."
That's right, crabs are not afraid of getting wet in the rain.
With the light of lightning, Li Chuan could clearly see the layout of the ruined temple.
There is a damaged statue in the middle, which may be an earth god; there are some traces of murals on the surrounding walls, which are all peeled off and blurred.
There seemed to be some sound coming through the rain.
Li Chuan turned his head and saw a man holding a broken umbrella and moving into the temple.
The man shivered and closed his umbrella while saying, "It's raining heavily."
Then she seemed to see Li Chuan and Gong Er hiding in the corner. After looking around, she took out a fire stick from her backpack and lit it.
Li Chuan and Gong Er saw her appearance clearly - an old woman with gray hair.
Gong Er shook his hair and relaxed his body.
Li Chuan was also a little disappointed.
When the old woman saw Li Chuan, she said, "Young man, look for firewood in the temple and make a fire."
Hearing this, Li Chuan looked around by the firelight. There was a stool with broken legs next to the back door, which might be used as firewood. He brought the stool to the old woman, and they worked together to dismantle the stool.
The old woman looked shaky, but she was stronger than Li Chuan, and her nails were black and long, like hooks.
After the fire was lit, the old woman put the backpack aside. She noticed the male standing in the corner, her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed: "What a mighty big cock!"
When Gong Er heard this, he turned around, lowered his head and pecked the ground.
The old woman laughed twice and sat down by the fire.
Li Chuan also sat down.
By the fire, the body gradually warmed up.
The old woman asked him: "Hunter, where are you from?"
Li Chuan replied: "I am from Yunqiao Township."
The old woman asked: "Oh, Yunqiao Township, I went there when I was a child. Where are you going?"
Li Chuan noticed that Gong Er glanced at him, so he said, "I'm going to visit an elder's home."
The two chatted for a while. The old woman looked very sleepy and gradually stopped talking.
The night is long.
Li Chuan listened to the sound of rain for a while and felt that it would rain for at least a while, so he took out the book he picked up by the stream and read the words on it by the light of the fire.
Fortunately, the memory of the scholar Li Chuan was still there, and I could recognize five or six of the ten characters. The title of the book was "The Classic of Patterns". I even guessed at a few lines, which seemed to be about how to mend patterns.
Li Chuan secretly laughed in his heart that the fox was illiterate and regarded a reference book as a treasure.
Looking dizzy with half-comprehension, Li Chuan flipped the book back. There were no words in the second half of the book, just pictures, from simple to complex, maybe they were decorative patterns.
After closing the book, Li Chuan casually glanced in the direction of the old woman. The old woman was breathing heavily and snoring from time to time. She seemed to be fast asleep.
Suddenly, Li Chuan's pupils shrank, and he controlled his expression and turned his head.
He saw that half of the old woman's right ear was missing!
I was overwhelmed with emotion in my heart, but it didn't show on my face at all.
Based on his decades of accumulation of TV dramas and novels, he can be sure that the old woman in front of him is the red-furred fox by the stream during the day, and she came here for the "Pattern Sutra" in his hand!
How did she find them?
What is her purpose?
If you just want a book, just give it to her.
But if she wants to silence her...
Li Chuan thought about the performance of the two men and three others during the day. One of them and two demons together would probably be no match for her.
Gong Er and Pang San didn't even realize she was a demon!
So Li Chuan found the most difficult passage from his memory and stuttered while shaking the book.
After memorizing it for a while, I heard the old woman ask: "Young man, are you reading the words in this book?"
