After staying in this temple for one night, Chen Xingzhi and the others didn't want to waste any more time here? !
It was already time to leave early in the morning.
Continue towards the west.
A few more months passed, and towards evening, I saw a mountain villa!
"It just so happens that there is a villa here. We can take a rest here for a while..."
Chen Xingzhi said excitedly, took the initiative to dismount, came to the outside of the villa, and knocked on the door gently.
"Is there someone inside?! Can you help open the door?!"
Not long after, a voice sounded.
"who is it?!"
"Hello, layman!"
Listening to the commotion inside, Chen Xingzhi quickly answered:
"We are Taoist priests from the Tang Dynasty in the East. We are traveling west and passing by this place. We would like to stay for one night. Please help us, a layman!"
"Going west?!"
The voice opened the door, and an old man appeared. He looked at Chen Xingzhi and others, especially the six-eared macaque with some confusion, and then looked in the direction of Chen Xingzhi and said:
"Taoist priest, if you want to stay here for one night, it's not impossible to come. It's just that I just heard you say that you want to continue traveling west here?! That's probably impossible! I advise you to go ahead. Come back as soon as possible!"
"Oh?! What's the reason?!"
Chen Xingzhi hurriedly asked the reason.
"You are outsiders, and you don't know. You should. Let me introduce it to you, and you will understand!"
The old man introduced here softly:
"This place is called Xiaoxitian. About thirty miles to the west from our village, there is a rare path. The name of the mountain is Qijue..."
"Qijue?!"
Chen Xingzhi smiled slightly and asked curiously:
"What are the seven wonders of this mountain?!"
The old man did not neglect, and continued to introduce here:
"Taoist, you misunderstood. The reason why this mountain is called Qijue Mountain is because the mountain is covered with persimmon fruits. The Taoist saying is that persimmon trees have Qijue, which are good for longevity, full of shade, no bird's nests, no insects, and frosty leaves to play with. Jiashi has thick branches and leaves, so this mountain is also called Qijue Mountain."
After a pause, the old man continued:
"Our villa is quite remote to begin with, and very few people have walked in the deep mountains! Every year, the overripe persimmons on the mountain fall to the ground, forming a trail... Now the trail is covered by wind and snow. It can’t be seen for now!”
When he said this, he paused for a moment and observed Chen Xingzhi's expression, perhaps hoping to see a little bit of disappointment on his face.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xingzhi listened with great interest!
There is no sense of frustration at all...
Seeing him stop, Chen Xingzhi continued:
"Businessman, thank you for your reminder. I know what you said. It's just that the mountains are blocked by heavy snow and there are no roads for the time being. This is a bit difficult for other people, but for us, it's just a matter of time. It’s not a difficulty at all! If it’s convenient for the old man, please allow us to rest here for one night. We will set off to Qijue Mountain early tomorrow morning, okay?!”
"You still want to go west?!"
The old man was suddenly a little surprised.
"nature!"
Chen Xingzhi said simply:
"We are all people with great abilities. This is just a mountain closure, so it won't be a problem for us at all!"
"Great skill?! Possible to subjugate demons?!"
When the old man heard this, he immediately became interested.
"That's natural!"
Chen Xingzhi agreed casually.
"Please, please!"
The old man welcomed Chen Xingzhi and the others in with great excitement.
Seeing the other party's appearance, Chen Xingzhi immediately understood what? ! Ask directly:
"Householder, what kind of monsters are causing trouble here?! Do you need our help to sort it out?!"
"Please take a seat, please. I am blind, and I was a bit rude to all the adults with my words. I would like to apologize to the adults here first, and please don't be as knowledgeable as a little old man."
The old man also apologized to them here first, and then continued:
"Everyone, our place is called Tuoluozhuang. There are more than 500 Huhu families in total, and all of them have the same surname, Li... Even though our place is relatively remote, in the past, the situation here was also different. Fortunately, we are protected by heaven and earth, the weather is smooth, there is no problem whether we are hungry or not, and we are considered a safe home!"
"But just three years ago, a goblin came to our village. At first, he specialized in eating cattle, horses, sheep and other things in our village..."
"Later, when we villagers were searching, several villagers also fell into the other party's mouth and became the other party's lucky meal!"
"This makes us particularly embarrassed. In the past few years, the life in the village has been getting worse day by day, all because of the existence of this monster!"
Chen Xingzhi nodded and said softly:
"Oh, so that's it. However, I think he is just here to eat some mortal beasts and horses, and he doesn't have many abilities. Didn't your village invite an expert to deal with him?!"
"Of course!"
The old man quickly said:
"Every one of our families has been violated by him, especially in some families, people have died at the hands of the other party. How can we be willing to be here?!"
"With the concerted efforts of all the families, we raised a total of thousands of taels of silver here and searched for capable experts. Last year, we found a monk and asked him to come and collect the demon!"
"But when this monk, wearing cassocks and chanting Buddhist sutras, was performing rituals in the village, the monster heard the noise and came forward!"
"The monk and the monster fought together. Within a few rounds, the monk died in the hands of the monster..."
"After learning this lesson, we don't dare to continue looking for others here...Who knows whether the other party is the opponent of this monster?! We have a lot of silver in our hands! Just here let us take out a Twice, there is still a possibility. If we were asked to come up with a silver coin this time, we would not be able to bear it... Because of this, the matter of exterminating the demon has been postponed until today. I don’t know if there are a few people with great skills who can help here and help us deal with this monster?!"
The old man did not hide this series of processes, and truthfully told the original situation here.
After hearing this, Chen Xingzhi smiled slightly, looked at the six-eared macaque, and nodded in agreement.
"Don't worry, layman. In this case, you can find a place for us to rest first, and the monster will be on us!"
