Ye Hu said to Jiang Shuo, "Brother Jiang, we will accompany you to Kongtong Mountain."
Bone Strength Pei Luo used him to rescue his brother Fu Di Nan. Jiang Shuo could not help but feel that the Huihe people were ruthless, especially since the prison was so cramped and hopeless. Although he was saved in the end by Bone Strength Pei Luo's grandson, he was a little unhappy in the end.
At this moment, Ye Hu proposed to accompany him. He didn't know whether it was out of guilt or another conspiracy. Jiang Shuo originally wanted to refuse, but he didn't know who he was when he went to Kongtong, and all the brothers in the Jianghu family had lost their internal strength. Only Nan Ji Yun and Wang Qiyao's archery skills are mediocre and they really need help.
Jiang Shuo stared at Ye Hu's eyes and saw that his amber eyes were as clear as autumn water and seemed quite sincere. Jiang Shuo gritted his teeth and crossed his hands to Pei Luo, the bone strength behind Ye Hu, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, King Khan. ” He knew that Ye Hu was just a messenger, and Pei Luo, the bone strength, was the leader of Huihe.
Fu Emperor Nan crossed his hands and said to Jiang Shuo: "Young Master Jiang, you rescued me from the black prison. Now that you guys have something to do, I should do my best to help you, but I have to call my clansmen along the way to Ganzhou to avoid staying in Guanlong. The earth is suffering, and I really can't accompany you there, but my brother's intelligence and martial arts are ten times or a hundred times better than mine. If he accompanies you to Kongtong, I think he will be able to overcome all the difficulties."
Jiang Shuo knew that although Fu Di Nan and Gu Li Pei Luo were brothers, he was much more sincere and generous. Even if Gu Li Pei Luo had any other plans, he would probably not communicate with him in advance. He knew that Fu Di Nan was purely a person. Kindhearted, he crossed his arms and returned the gift, thanking Emperor Fu.
Everyone said goodbye and went their separate ways. Fu Dinan, Guo Ziyi, Quan Xingjian and others turned southwest to the north bank of the Weishui River, then followed the official road to the west through Guoxian and Chencang, crossed the Qinling Mountains and entered Longyou Road. Jiang Hu and others followed the foothills of Qishan Mountain to the northwest, passing through Qianyuan and Huating, until they reached Pingliang City in the south of Kongtong Mountain.
The road to Jiangshuo is a total of 400 miles of mountainous roads. Firstly, the matter was urgent, and secondly, Qingqi Jian followed at this moment. Everyone only rested for one night in Qianyuan, and entered Pingliang County at noon the next day.
In order to avoid being recognized, everyone still dressed up as Nanzhao merchants, wearing black robes and big bamboo hats to cover their faces before riding into the city.
Before entering the city, Ye Hu crossed his hands and said to Jiang Shuo: "Young Master Jiang, if we are dressed as Huihe people and move together, our black and white uniforms will only attract attention. Young Master, you go in by yourselves." City, we will follow you in secret."
Pingliang City rests on Kongtong Mountain at its back, looks at Qinchuan 800 miles east, is surrounded by Guanshan Mountain in the south, and faces Xiaoguan in the north. It is surrounded by Jinghe River and Yanzhi River from north to south. Road trade was booming, and there were many merchants coming and going in the city. The city gate guards did not question these group of strangely dressed Nanman merchants too much. They simply looked at the official inspection and let them enter the city.
Jiang Shuo knew in his heart that Ye Qingyao had prepared this test. At this moment, Little Yezi didn't know whether he would live or die, and his heart sank.
Xie Yanchang didn't know what Jiang Shuo was thinking at this moment, so he asked him, "Young master, where are you meeting with the seller?":
Pingliang City is at the foot of Kongtong, and there must be many Feihongzi's eyes and ears, so Jiang Shuo is referred to as the young master. Jiang Shuo calls Xie Yanchang the "old housekeeper", and the Manichaean elder Ruixi refers to him as the "seller".
Jiang Shuo replied: "Old housekeeper, I don't know where to find them. I think they will come to you by themselves, right?"
Xiao Dayou said: "Ah, now that we have made up to look like ghosts, the sellers can't even recognize us."
Xie Yanchang glared at him and said, "Keep your voice down, no one will treat you as a mute."
Xiao Dayou hurriedly covered his mouth and said: "Yes, yes, but young master, how do you contact the seller? If you ask me, no... let's go to Kongtong Mountain by ourselves."
Jiang Shuo was riding on the old horse, letting the reins go and he was replying in a deep voice. Suddenly, a leprosy-headed monk stepped forward, grabbed his bridle and said, "Blessed young master, I will help you lead the horse and kick the pedals."
Xiao Dayou waved his hand in disgust and said: "Go away, go away, my young master's family has us waiting for him, I don't need your dirty bald donkey's hands to hold the horse."
But the scabby monk said: "Young master sees that the young monk is pitiful, so he will give you some reward. The young monk knows the way, and you can use it when you go to Kongtong Mountain."
Jiang Shuo thought, how did this mangy monk know that we were going to Kongtong Mountain?
He lowered his head and looked at the leprosy-headed monk.
The bag is covered with leprosy, and the face is also covered with pimples and abscesses. The pus is flowing across the face and it is difficult to see the face. The body is covered with a rag bag-like cloth robe. This robe is too tattered and has many patches. With the patch on, the original color of the fabric could no longer be seen clearly, it was just gray and greasy.
Seeing that the scabby monk was refusing to leave, Xiao Dayou impatiently stepped forward and pushed the scabby monk on the shoulder: "Go... Ouch... I'll go..."
When he put his hand on the scabby monk's shoulder, he suddenly felt as if he were pressing on a stubborn stone in the water. His hand slipped and he fell forward. In desperation, he reached out to grab the scabby monk's arm. I want to pull it up and support myself.
Unexpectedly, when he caught it, it was like catching a catfish with his hands, with no strength at all. He slipped away with a "chi!" and was about to fall to the ground. However, he heard the mangy-headed monk say "ah yo" and stretched out his hand to grab his arm. Only then did he stabilize his body shape and not fall into pieces.
Xiao Dayou grabbed the mangy-headed monk like fishing for a slippery fish in a stream. He couldn't control it at all. But when the skinny-headed monk grabbed his arm, it was like iron pliers holding carbon, locking him tightly and making him unable to break free.
Xiao Dayou said angrily: "The leprous monk is weird!" He waved his uncaught arm and punched him.
However, Lu Yuxuan had already seen Mingtang, and hurriedly stepped forward and took Xiao Dayou's arm, saying: "Hey... I think this mangy monk is very pitiful. Why do you have to cut off people and money? Our young master's family has always been kind..." After saying that, he turned to look at Jiang Shuo and said, "Let this leprous monk lead the horse for the young master's family, just to earn a few copper coins to support the family."
Xiao Dayou still didn't understand, and said: "But he..."
Lu Yuxuan waved his hand gently and whispered in his ear: "This monk is going to lead us, just follow him."
Only then did Xiao Dayou wake up and whispered: "Oh, oh, oh... yes, yes, yes, I told him he was weird."
Jiang Shuo didn't say anything, and the old monk still led the yellow horse all the way. It was strange to say that the yellow horse was a dragon and a celestial horse. If it hadn't been for Jiang Shuo's order, ordinary people would not have been able to get close to him, let alone lead him. He didn't want to be caught by this leprosy. The head monk held the hand but was quite docile and allowed him to lead him around in the streets and alleys of the city.
After walking like this for a stick of incense, and getting more and more secluded as we walked, the scabby monk opened a door and entered a house that seemed to have been abandoned for a long time.
Xiao Dayou said: "Oh...could it be that this monk is a robber who robbed our homes and brought us here on purpose?"
But the scabby monk wiped his face and peeled off a large piece of stuff from his face to the top of his head. It turned out that his scabby head and abscesses were all fake. At this moment, he looked handsome and looked like a middle-aged monk.
The monk crossed his hands to Jiang Shuo and said, "Young Master Jiang, Huaijin is polite, please dismount." He really put his hands together and knelt down on one knee beside Jiang Shuo's horse to make him a dismounting stool.
Jiang Shuo recognized him as Huai Jin, the master of the Miao Feng Hall of Manichaeism. After the Demon Sect's main altar was destroyed that day, he turned his back on Yihai Apo Damucha under Rui Xi's persuasion and set off with Rui Xi first. Dong Dong Mountain.
How could Jiang Shuo step on someone else's hand and dismount? With his own legs, he flew off the horse avoiding Huaijin's hands, then helped him up and asked: "Palace Master Huaijin, it turns out to be you, where is Elder Ruixi?"
Ruixi pushed open the door and said with a smile: "Jiang Xiaoyou, why did you get here? We have been waiting here for a long time."
Jiang Shuo said: "It's hard to explain...Elder Ruixi, why are you hiding here?"
Ruixi said: "We adhere to the Manichean teachings and dare not disobey it in the slightest. Manichaeans are not allowed to save money or live in hotels. I and I have nothing, so we can only find this abandoned house to live in." What?"
Huaijin said: "Fortunately, there are quite a few deserted houses. We found this nice house without much effort..."
Ruixi sighed: "I have pity on the world. There are so many worries... The Tang Dynasty fought in Hexi and Longyou for many years. Often the men in the family did not return from the war, and the family was defeated. Such families are not only in border towns, but also in the hinterland of the Central Plains. Rare."
Jiang Shuo also lamented: "Pingliang City is only six hundred miles away from Chang'an, the capital of Xijing. Is this already the case?"
Lu Yuxuan said: "Young Master, now is not the time to lament these things. It is better to resolve the immediate matters first."
Ruixi also nodded and said: "
Yes, relieving the world's suffering will not happen overnight. The first priority now is Kongtong Qimen. "
Jiang Shuo asked Ruixi, "Elder Ruixi, you arrived earlier than us. Have Feihongzi and Yihai Apo returned to the mountain?"
Ruixi said: "I've come back. The Manichaeans have been gathering towards Kongtong these days. Now there are Abo's men everywhere in Pingliang City. Therefore, I asked Huaijin to come out to meet you, so as not to be attacked by Abo when you check in. The men broke it."
Xiao Dayou asked curiously: "Elder Ruixi, we are so well disguised, how come we are recognized by Huai Jin as soon as we enter the city?"
Huaijin smiled and said, "This is not difficult. When I was the master of Miaofeng Hall, I pretended to be a guest monk at Longquan Temple in Liaodong, and I saw Young Master Jiang's horse. Although you disguise yourself, this dragon colt owned by Young Master Jiang It is rare in the world, so Huaijin can recognize it at a glance."
Jiang Shuo suddenly realized: "Yes, it turns out that when Sister Qingyao dressed up for us, she specially put a horse clothes on the yellow horse to prevent the old horse from being recognized." Although he already knew that the "old horse" was not old, he was still used to it. Called this way, but thinking of Ye Qingyao's attentiveness, I couldn't help but feel a pain in my heart.
Lu Yuxuan said: "Oh, no, Monk Huaijin can recognize Longma, and many people in the Demon Sect can recognize it!"
Everyone immediately felt the seriousness of the situation. Nan Jiyun pulled Wang Qiyao and said, "Yaolang, take your bow and arrow and follow me to the roof."
At this moment, everyone has no internal strength. Only Jiang Shuo and Manichaeism still have their kung fu. If the demon sect attacks in a big way, Nan Jiyun and Wang Qiyao can help Jiang Shuo with their bows and arrows.
The two of them had just gone up to the roof when they heard a knock on the door outside the house, and one person said loudly: "Young Master Jiang is coming to Kongtong. My master specially sent us to welcome Young Master Jiang to Mount Kongtong to discuss Taoism..."
