Jiang Shuo never expected that the old man who was as solid as a rock just now would be suddenly knocked away by him. Although there were no bleeding wounds on the old man's body at this moment, his breathing had stopped. He couldn't feel any heat when he put his fingers to his nose. Jiang Shuo was again Touching his jugular and wrist veins, they had stopped pulsing. After a while, the old man's body seemed to have become cold and stiff. Jiang Shuo felt that the old man under the gray robe was skinny and light as if nothing, and he felt deeply regretful. .
For such an old man who seemed to be knocked down by a gust of wind, it was too reckless for him to use his power to push him. Jiang Shuo hugged the old man and felt so sad that he couldn't help but burst into tears.
At this moment, a young girl's voice was suddenly heard: "Who is crying here so early in the morning? Hey... why is this Bai Wei parked alone on the roadside?"
Jiang Shuo felt bad. It turned out that the old man had a traveling companion. He accidentally beat the old man to death. How could his family give up? They should have saved the old man's life, but the Shaolin monks, Jianghu League, and Cao Gang brothers were demonized. How could he die without being rescued even though he was kidnapped by the teachings?
He was distraught, hugging the old man who had already died, not knowing what to do. He heard someone approaching without raising his head and looked up. This person's footsteps were light, and he should be the girl who spoke before.
The girl walked up to him, paused for a while and suddenly said: "Brother Suzhi, why are you here?"
Jiang Shuo was startled. He looked up and saw a beautiful girl in front of him. Her black hair was tied up on top of her head with a jade hairpin. She was wearing a single green shirt with a silk ribbon of the same color tied around her waist. She looked very slender and slender. , he actually knew the visitor, it was Li Tengkong's maid Ye Qingyao.
Ye Qingyao and Jiang Shuo met for the first time at Jili Cave in Baizhao Mountain. Ye Qingyao originally called him "Brother Shuo", but later when he saw Xiang'er also calling him "Brother Shuo", he changed the name to match and called him "Suzhi". elder brother".
Jiang Shuo accidentally killed someone, and when he was feeling sad, he suddenly met his old friend. He didn't know how to express his sadness and joy, so he just muttered: "Sister Qingyao, I accidentally injured... and beat this old gentleman to death." "
There was no expression of shock or sadness on Ye Qingyao's face. He still only asked Jiang Shuo: "Brother Suzhi, why are you here alone? Where are your brothers in the world who are cheering for you?"
Jiang Shuo said: "They were all kidnapped by the devil's sect's trick. This old man said he knew the whereabouts of the devil's sect. When I asked him, he said he wanted me to push him off the donkey before he told me. Unexpectedly, I accidentally captured him. He was beaten to death..."
However, Ye Qingyao was still indifferent to the old man's death and continued to ask Jiang Shuo: "Where is the sister of the Dugu family? Aren't you inseparable?" She actually had no interest in those wealthy people and just wanted to ask about Dugu Xiang's whereabouts. .
Speaking of Dugu Xiang, Jiang Shuo couldn't help but feel sad again and sobbed: "Xiang'er is also missing and was kidnapped by the Demon Cult."
Ye Qingyao frowned and said: "A manly man, why are you always twitching? Can't you live without others?"
Jiang Shuo wiped his tears hard and said, "Sister Qingyao, I'm not crying because of this, I'm crying about the fact that I accidentally killed this old gentleman..."
Ye Qingyao then turned to look at the old man and said, "Do you recognize him?"
Jiang Shuo nodded and said, "I don't recognize him."
Ye Qingyao snorted and said, "Then do you care whether he lives or lives? Why are you holding him in your arms if he is already dead?"
Jiang Shuo said: "But, but... I accidentally killed him."
Ye Qingyao turned his head and looked around leisurely, and said: "No one was passing by on the road. Who knew you had beaten him to death? Let me tell you, even if you didn't slap him, this old guy would have killed him anytime, anywhere. If you fall off the donkey and die, brother Suzhi, what do you have to feel guilty about?"
Jiang Shuo looked at Ye Qingyao in surprise and said, "Sister Qingyao, how can you say that? A man should act chivalrously when he walks in the world. This old man has no enmity or enmity against me, but I accidentally killed him. It is unkind, and it would be even more unjust to abandon the corpse in the wilderness again.”
Ye Qingyao looked at him with interest and said, "Brother Suzhi, what do you think we should do? Will you commit suicide to apologize?"
Jiang Shuo hesitated and said, "But I still have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders. I always have to rescue heroes from all walks of life who were kidnapped by the Demon Cult first..."
Ye Qingyao finally couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.
, said: "No way? Brother Suzhi, do you really want to die?"
Jiang Shuo looked at Ye Qingyao blankly, not knowing what was so funny. Ye Qingyao stopped laughing and said, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore." He walked forward and patted the old man on the shoulder and said, "That's almost it. Okay, don’t you get tired of doing this all the time, I’m tired of watching it.”
Jiang Shuo didn't know what Ye Qingyao was talking about. When he was confused, suddenly the old man's body in his arms moved and seemed a little soft. The next moment, the old man emerged from his arms like a loach. He smiled and said: "Little Ye Zi is getting smaller and smaller. Look at how good this kid is. Even though no one saw him, he didn't run away."
Ye Qingyao said: "Mr. Zhang Guo, do you think that every young man can become the leader of the Jianghu Alliance or the Cao Clan?"
Zhang Guo said in a loud voice: "Little Ye Zi, what you said is quite right. I didn't believe it when I first heard you say it. I didn't expect that Young Master Jiang is really good at martial arts and has good character. He is very popular with me." Heart."
Jiang Shuo had just recovered from the shock and stammered: "Old man... you, how could you not die?"
Zhang Guodao: "How could I die? I was just tired and took a nap to rest."
Jiang Shuo said: "But I checked my breath and felt my pulse, but there was no sign of life..."
Ye Qingyao said: "Brother Suzhi doesn't know that this is Mr. Zhang Guo, the famous Taoist priest of Zhongtiao Mountain. His ability to pretend to be dead is the best in the world. When the Queen was in power, she sent an envoy to recruit Mr. Zhang Guo. When he entered the court, he refused to go, so he pretended to be dead in front of the Temple of Jealous Girl as he did today."
Zhang Guodao: "Hey... why is it the same as today? It was midsummer at that time, and my body smelled bad in a short time, and countless maggots were born. That scene... tsk tsk tsk..."
Ye Qingyao wrinkled his nose and said, "Don't ever use this trick again, it's so disgusting..."
Zhang Guo said with a smile, "It's early spring now, and I don't have anywhere to look for maggots."
Ye Qingyao said again: "In the twenty-third year of Kaiyuan, the current sage heard that the master was not dead, and sent Pei Me, the general secretary, to recruit. The master repeated his old tricks and played the trick of cheating death, in front of Pei Me. In front of him, he suddenly fell to the ground and died."
Zhang Guo twirled the sparse white beard under his chin and said: "This Pei Mo is very smart. He saw at a glance that I was faking my death and was not fooled. However, he also knew that he could not force me. After returning to Sanlang to return his life, Li Sanlang again I sent Xu Qiao from Zhongshushe to invite me, and I knew I couldn't shirk it, so I followed Xu Qiao to Luoyang, Tokyo."
Ye Qingyao said: "But, sir, he soon regained his strength. First, he requested to go back to the mountains to live in seclusion on the grounds of old age and illness. In the early years of Tianbao, after he entered the court again, he pretended to die again, this time pretending It was so successful that the disciples believed it and buried him directly."
Jiang Shuo said, "Ah... what should we do?"
Zhang Guodao: "What else can I do? Aren't I standing in front of you now?"
Ye Qingyao added: "Later, the current saint sent someone to inspect the coffin. The coffin was empty. My husband had already gone without a trace."
Jiang Shuo crossed his arms and said to Zhang Guo, "Sir, your magic is so superb, Shuo'er admires it."
Ye Qingyao covered his mouth and said, "The emperor only believes in immortality. How can you believe in this too?"
Zhang Guodao: "Hey, little friend Jiang said that of course I am proficient in Taoism, but coming back from the dead with anger, becoming ascensed and so on are really just deceptions."
Jiang Shuo crossed his hands and said, "The old man's trick of cheating death is really amazing. Even if I know it's fake, I still can't understand it."
Zhang Guo smiled and said, "Hehe, it's all thanks to the help of Xiao Zizi's uncle, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to survive in Beijing for so long without being exposed."
Jiang Shuo asked curiously: "Sister Qingyao, is your uncle also in the palace?"
Zhang Guodao: "Don't you know? Xiao Zizi's uncle is the famous Nanyang Ye Fashan!"
Jiang Shuo had heard of Ye Fashan's name. Ye Fashan had gone through the hall from the Emperor Gaozu's dynasty to the saints of this dynasty for seven dynasties. He won the trust of emperors of all dynasties, and was awarded the title of Jin Ziguanglu, Yuanwai Hongluqing, the title of Duke of Yue, and the title of " Yuan Zhen, the Celestial Master who protects the country", the people
There are many legends about him. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be Ye Qingyao's uncle.
Ye Qingyao said: "When sir first entered the court, the sage once asked my uncle about Mr. Zhang Guo's background. Do you know what my uncle's answer was? He first said that I know, but if I tell you, I will definitely die, so I dare not say it. Later, he pretended to be unable to stand up to the saint and asked, Mr. Dao is a white bat spirit from the early days of chaos, you say it’s funny or not!”
Jiang Shuo said, "If you talk like this in vain, will the saint believe you?"
Ye Qingyao said: "When my uncle said Zhang Guo's name, he immediately died of bleeding from all his orifices and fell to the ground stiffly." "
Jiang Shuo also smiled a little at this time and said: "Sister Qingyao, it seems that your ancestors are quite capable of cheating death.
Ye Qingyao: "This is nothing. In fact, the two of them have already blended together. They used "Tao" on each other, and the saint was stunned for a while. "
Jiang Shuo sighed and said, "Only a saint would be deceived if he believed in the illusory things of gods. Otherwise, how could a saint with his wisdom be deceived by a small blind trick?"
Zhang Guo smiled and said, "Young man is insightful."
Ye Qingyao said: "Okay, sir, have you seen anyone from the Demon Cult? Brother Suzhi is still looking for help."
Zhang Guodao: "No, I haven't seen it before."
Jiang Shuo couldn't help but feel disappointed when he heard this, and said anxiously: "Ah... Mr. Zhang Guo, are you actually playing tricks on me? This is a mistake..." After saying this, he couldn't help but shed tears again.
Zhang Guodao: "Boy, don't worry. Although I didn't bump into the Demon Sect, I know where the Demon Sect is going."
Jiang Shuo wondered: "Songshan is located in the middle of the world. They can go in any direction. Is it true that Sir can't figure it out?"
Zhang Guo smiled and said: "That's not the case. I thought that the Demon Sect had kidnapped so many people, so it would be impossible for them to take each of their prefectures and counties to travel around, right? They must have gone to their own lair." Why don’t you go to the Demon Cult Headquarters?”
Jiang Shuo said: "I have been to the main altar of Pangu Temple in Wangwushan Mountain, but they have destroyed the temple and I don't know where the main altar has been moved."
Zhang Guo shook his head and said: "No, no, that one is fake. The real main altar is deep in Wangwu Mountain..."
