Next is the New Year.
Li Chuan was already very famous in Yunqiao Township at this time. He was welcomed and sent there every day. He ate a lot of fat and had a round belly. He spent a fat year.
After the first lunar month, Tong Luo left with the monster hunters.
When the wintersweet flowers were all blooming, Li Chuan finally packed his luggage. He planned to go shopping in Xiushan County, the seat of Bing County, and then go all the way south, eating and shopping. After having fun, he followed I will go to Tianju Mountain to have a look and cultivate my soul.
On the first day of the plan, it rained. Let’s wait until the rain stops before setting off.
On the fifth day of the plan, it was written on the almanac that it was not a good day to travel. After flipping through a few pages, I finally found a good day.
The first part of the plan...
Li Chuan stretched his body in the early spring sunshine and carried the bookcase on his back. As soon as he stepped out of the room with one foot, he heard someone knocking on the door.
"Brother Li, is Brother Li here?"
Li Chuan opened the door, but before he could say anything, he saw a man wearing a Taoist crown and robe standing outside the door. The ruby on his sword was shining brightly. It was Wen Guying.
Wen Guying saw Li Chuan's appearance and hurriedly said, "Brother Li is going out? Fortunately, I came by chance, otherwise I would have missed it."
Li Chuan silently welcomed Wen Guying in.
Knowing that they couldn't go out today, they all crawled out of the book box, called Senior Brother Wen, and were asked a few questions.
Then Wen Guying turned to Li Chuan and asked, "Where are you going, brother Li?"
Li Chuan told Wen Guying his travel plan.
Wen Guying agreed and said: "Qiongdao Lake in Xiushan County is worth a visit. At this time, the mountain peaks are dyed green, the willow leaves are rippling, and the lake and mountains are beautiful. It is a good time for boating."
Then he added: "I happen to be from Xiushan County. When I sent them back a year ago, I told them that I would come to look for you, but I didn't expect that something had delayed me, and it has been delayed until now."
"What does the Taoist priest want from me?" Li Chuan asked.
Wen Guying replied: "I have something to ask for your help. Let's sit down and talk about it carefully. It may have something to do with what you did on Xuanshui Mountain."
When he heard the words "Xuanshui Mountain", Li Chuan's expression immediately changed.
He had been delaying going out because of the shadow cast by Xuanshui Mountain on him.
He is someone who likes to hang out. As long as he hangs out, joins in the fun, chats, or does anything, he feels very happy.
I can't sit still at home.
I'm tired of wandering around Yunqiao Township again.
The winter country adventure is over.
For this trip, he specially spent money to buy the latest version of "The Great Demon Collection" and the map of Dajiang Dynasty. He invited several people from the caravan to dinner and asked them for advice, and then he decided on the current route.
Both Tong Luo and Wu Kong commented that this route was one that one could safely travel back and forth with eyes open.
As soon as he went out, someone mentioned Xuanshui Mountain to him.
Ominous.
Wen Guying noticed Li Chuan's discomfort and said, "This matter really can't happen without you. Let's sit down and talk slowly."
Li Chuan had no choice but to bring Wen Guying into the house, remove the cloth, and ask him to sit down.
"Brother Li, after word of your ability spreads, many people will come to you. You have to gradually get used to it and establish rules." Wen Guying looked around, "Your place is too deserted. There’s no one to boil water and serve tea.”
Li Chuan did not answer, but said, "Let's settle today's matters first."
Wen Guying started from the beginning, "Although Xiushan County is the seat of Chaobing County, its terrain is long and narrow, crossing many mountains and rivers, so some places are very remote and uninhabited."
Li Chuan nodded, indicating that he understood.
Wen Guying continued: "There is a Xialin Village in Xiushan County. It is deep in the mountains. Due to inconvenient transportation, few people inside come out, and people from outside will not go there. Before this year, a caravan sent an old woman Go back with her little granddaughter."
"The old woman's son-in-law is also from the caravan. She usually helps with cooking and doing chores in the caravan. Her son-in-law died of illness two years ago, so the people from the caravan planned to take the old woman to her home two years ago. She and her granddaughter are sent back to live in Xialin Village."
Li Chuan was a little confused when he heard this. In his opinion, Daoist Wen should talk to him about some high-level things. Why did he talk about these country chats?
So he asked.
"Don't worry, we'll talk about it soon," Wen Guying said calmly, "When they arrived at Xialin Village, they found that all the people in the village were dead in terrible conditions. But the murderer did not leave and was waiting there. This The murderer is an abandoned disciple of the Four Gods Palace, my former junior brother."
Li Chuan understood why Wen Guying was involved in this matter.
Wen Guying said: "The murderer's name is Guan Zhongqiu. Brother Li, you may not have heard of this name, but he has a great reputation in Xuanmen. Let's put it this way, he is one of the most talented young monks in the past hundred years."
"Then what can I do?" Li Chuan was still at a loss.
"When the caravan discovered Xialin Village, they immediately reported it to the officials, and then the officials arrested him. Because the evidence was conclusive, he was scheduled to be interrogated and executed this spring."
"Originally, I didn't want to get involved in this matter. After all, it would be very easy for him to escape, but he didn't escape. No, he escaped once. He escaped and tried to kill the woman and her little granddaughter."
Li Chuan felt that Wen Guying was not telling the truth. If he really didn't want to get involved, he could just ignore it and ignore it.
"That little granddaughter has just turned one year old and can't even speak." Wen Guying's expression became serious. "There happened to be a monk passing by at that time, who rescued them and also revealed his identity. Years ago, I That’s why I came here.”
"I went to see him. I have known him for more than a hundred years. It was hard for me to believe that he would do such a crazy thing. I wanted to ask him what the reason was."
"He asked me to kill the old woman and the young girl for him. He said that there is no one left in Xialin Village, they are all White Walkers."
"White Walkers?" Li Chuan caught a key word.
"The White Walker is a name he gave himself. I don't know what it is. However, more than thirty years ago, he did bring a mortal girl into the Four Gods Palace. He made many people immortal, including soul masters, ghost cultivators, and even I stole the token and asked the immortal to come and check the girl’s body and soul.”
"There is no problem," Wen Guying said in a more serious tone: "We all thought that he might have gone wrong in his cultivation and had inner demons. He also paid the price and became an abandoned disciple. After that, he was rarely heard from. The news. It turns out that he has been hunting down people who left Xialin Village over the past few years. After killing them all, he would guard the entrance of the village and neither let anyone out nor let them in."
"Kill them until he's dying."
"What's the relationship between that girl and your junior brother?" Li Chuan asked.
"She is that old woman. My junior brother is very happy with her." Wen Guying replied.
Then, Wen Guying finally said the reason for his visit, "I have already checked Xialin Village, and there is nothing abnormal. So I would like to ask Brother Li to go to Xialin Village to see if there are any so-called 'White Walkers'. You Don’t worry, I’ll go with you on this trip, and I’ll make sure you’re safe, and you won’t see a single monster.”
Wen Guying promised and offered inducements, "No matter what the outcome is, you can choose any heaven-level magic weapon from the Four Gods Palace and take it away."
"I can't use the magic weapon." Li Chuan was not dazzled by the magic weapon. He said very sincerely: "I think... is it possible that your junior brother is crazy? Do you want to check his heart? A demon or something like that? What else is there, like not being able to love him or going crazy for him? "
"I have also considered this," he requested again, "Brother Li, please come with me to see if there are any White Walkers or other unusual things. If there are, then I will give them to you no matter what. Junior brother, I want you to be fair; if not, I will supervise the beheading on the day of interrogation and beheading."
Li Chuan asked: "Then what does this have to do with what I did on Xuanshui Mountain? And I really only know how to tinker with things and look at patterns."
"What did you see in the strange rocks?" Wen Guying asked.
Li Chuan was very calm: "It's a slimy insect that can replicate. The sword energy is directed at the insect."
Wen Guying said: "Qin Tianjian has handed over the matter of the secret realm of Xuanshui Mountain to Xuanmen. Currently, the Four Gods Palace, Xuanyuemen, and Xumishan are jointly investigating, but they have not found the bug you mentioned."
"Has Master Wen gone to see it?" Li Chuan asked.
Wen Guying did not hide anything, "I went, and I brought a magic weapon, so I saw some traces. I knew it was Huan Shuo, a sign of decline. It was about immortals, so it was extremely secretive, and few people knew about it. Li If you are interested, brother, I can explain it to you in detail, and I will tell you everything I know."
At this point, Li Chuan knew that it was hard for him to refuse, so he took the opportunity and said: "I was going to Xiushan County, and it wouldn't hurt to go with you, but I have many questions in my heart. I don't know what will happen next." Can you answer it for me?"
"Say." Wen Guying said.
"You persuaded me to go to Xuanshui Mountain at that time. Do you really think that there is no danger in that trip?" He was very concerned about this.
"Really." Wen Guying answered Li Chuan seriously, "King Black Horn has great ambitions. He will not confront Qin Tianjian now just for the sake of temporary pride. And Miss Zhu is also reliable."
"There are many demons in Xuanshui Mountain, tens of thousands of them. Do the little mining demons at the bottom think so much?"
Wen Guying was silent, and after a long time he said, "I didn't think carefully."
Looking at Wen Guying's attitude, Li Chuan still didn't quite believe it, but he decided to let go for the time being. He said, "Okay, let's go now?"
"Everything depends on Brother Li's convenience."
"Let's go, let's go," Li Chuan called to the other three to enter the book box, and then asked Wen Guying: "How should we go, the fairy boat or the sword?" We can't just walk over, right?
Wen Guying walked out of the house, flicked his long sleeves, and a carriage appeared in the yard. Two heroic white horses stood upright, the carriage was gorgeous, and the long curtains moved automatically without wind.
He said: "I will give this gadget to Brother Li."
