Xia Ruoling was looking at her well-behaved daughter in front of her, touched her head and said, "Shang'er, did this trip cause any trouble to Fairy Qingyao?"
"Dad..." Xia Shang was dissatisfied with her father's distrust, and then took off her hand, sat on the chair next to her, and folded flowers on her own.
"Smelly Xiaochen, rotten Xiaochen, rotten Xiaochen..."
"It makes Fairy Qingyao laugh. The tutoring is not strict. Ruoshang'er has caused some trouble. I hope the fairy will take care of it."
Qingyao covered her mouth and smiled, not knowing what she was thinking. After a while, she finally said: "Shang'er is very well-behaved, and so innocent and cute. She only makes people like her, so how can she cause trouble?"
Hearing this, Xia Ruoling was also very happy. After all, she is her youngest daughter. As long as she wants, she will do her best to give it. Now when she hears the praise, she is even more happy: "I already know the purpose of the fairy's visit this time. Zong There is no objection within the gate, and the dojo in the Medicine Pill Valley will also be open."
"This will trouble Uncle Xia." Qingyao also said with a cup of his hands after hearing this. With Yao Dan Valley's approval, the Tao Discussion Conference will be held much more smoothly.
"Thank you, daddy!" Xia Shang responded perfunctorily.
This thank you was very helpful to Xia Ruoling, and then she smiled lightly and said, "I wonder if Lord Hongran is still well now?"
"Master is still the same. Recently, I have realized something in my heart and am one step closer to the great road." Qingyao said with some admiration.
Xia Ruoling thought of something, and then said: "I heard that the last Taoist meeting, Wan Taoist Friends, no, should be called Wan Lords now, broke through synaesthesia due to a story?"
Xia Shang's ears pricked up when she heard this. That's Brother Xiao's story, hehe!
"Yes, that story was created by a wonderful person. Uncle Xia will get to know him in the future." Qingyao said with a smile and glanced at Xia Shang slightly.
"Oh! Is this person still destined to me? It would be a great honor for me. I should have a good discussion with him." Xia Ruoling smiled loudly.
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The ruined temple looked close, but in fact it took several hours of walking to get there. The stone statues enshrined in the ruined temple had already collapsed. The building inside the house was not bad, but there was some air leakage. Looking at the stone and wood on the wall, this place should have been quite good before. For prosperity.
It is now completely dark outside, and the woods are decorated with fluorescent lights that are lighting up bit by bit. The unknown insects and beasts roar are gradually becoming active at this time. This mountain range belongs to humans during the day and to monsters at night.
"Master Xiao, you should be able to reach Luo Xiu Peak by walking in Xiangshan Mountain for three days." Lin Po whispered to Xiao Chen, and the other party asked him to just call him Xiao Chen. Naturally, he would not do this, and he was confused for a while. It would be better to call him Mr. Xiao.
"Well, that's fine." Xiao Chen nodded.
There were already several groups of people in the ruined temple, and some of them were mortals who had lit bonfires and were grilling unknown meat. The aroma naturally filled the entire ruined temple.
Xiao Chen glanced over there unnaturally. There were four people in total. They seemed to be a couple with a son and a daughter. It was strange what a family of four was doing in this barren mountain.
But Xiaochen also glanced hastily and then ignored him. What others were doing had nothing to do with him.
Except for some whispers, the temple seemed very quiet. Lin Po, who was spreading demon exorcism powder outside, had also returned at this time. In the mountains and fields, one naturally needs to be more careful. Even if there are several groups of people in the temple, someone should have already done so. After all this, he still felt uneasy, and he breathed a sigh of relief after decorating it himself.
"Master Xiao, do you need a rest? If so, I have a brand new bedding and straw mat here." Lin Po carefully tidied up an area, and then said to Xiao Chen.
"No need." Xiaochen responded, and then slowly entered a state of meditation. His spiritual thoughts carefully swept across the ruined temple. Based on his own inspection, except for a few monks who were condensing energy, there were basically all the people in the ruined temple. Mortals, most of those mortals also come here to collect medicine.
After all, if you rely on the mountains to survive, collecting some medicines and selling them will naturally be enough for a period of time. Therefore, even though it is extremely dangerous to go into the mountains to collect medicines, there are still many mortals who make a living from this.
After a night of nothing, Lin Po felt much more relaxed. A night's rest also made him recover a lot, and his face became less tired. As a guide, he would not completely fall asleep at night, and would basically wake up at the slightest movement. state.
However, being safe on the first day after entering the mountain is also a good sign. For mountain guides like Lin Po, the most taboo thing is that something goes wrong on the first day. According to ancient prophecies, it means that there are mountain spirits and ghosts ahead that will cause trouble. The mountain god advises people to return when they have lost their way.
"Master Xiao, the temple behind us didn't have a name before, but the gods enshrined in it did have names. They were a god named Silver-winged Earth Immortal and two Taoist boys under him."
"I don't know when it became deserted and dilapidated. There are no villages around. It's strange. I have been a guide for so long, and this temple is here."
Xiao Chen was a bit unconvinced. He had never heard of the name of this silver-winged earth immortal, but according to the information unearthed from the ruins, the immortals were of the third level, earth immortals, heavenly immortals and golden immortals, which corresponded to the current monks respectively. The Yuanying, the transformed spirit, the three realms of being the Lord.
However, the methods of the two sides are different. Immortals use more of the power of incense, and their Taoist cultivation methods and tricks are more related to incense. Nowadays, monks cultivate their own Taoism, and the incense lineage is gradually becoming a niche. I once heard that Dong There are still some remaining in Shengshenzhou.
At this time, Lin Po, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped and said to Xiao Chen nervously: "Mr. Xiao, the front is called a line of sky. Between two huge cliffs, there is a narrow path, and beyond that is a small path. You can travel in a day faster, but if you take a detour, it will take an extra day.”
Xiao Chen glanced at the trail ahead, and found that there was no danger according to his spiritual inspection, so he said: "Let's take a walk to the sky. It's better to arrive earlier, so you don't have to take a detour."
"Okay!" After hearing this, Lin Po explored the road ahead more carefully. Within the first line of days, there are only rainy and snowy days where you need to be careful. There is no danger at other times, but the cliffs on both sides of the journey will give people a sense of oppression. It would frighten some people, so he warned.
When he was halfway there, Xiaochen suddenly stopped and said, "Wait!"
After hearing the sound, Lin Po naturally stopped and looked at Xiaochen, only to find that he was looking up at the cliff above.
"This is? A glass bag?" Xiao Chen said with some uncertainty. About a hundred meters above his head, a protruding stone extended out, and a string of purple flowers were falling precariously, like wind chimes. bloom.
"It's true! Mr. Xiao is such a source of good fortune!" Lin Po said in a tone that wanted to confirm a lot. He had been running in the mountains for many years, but he had never seen a glass bag a few times. He was very happy to see it now.
Lin Po immediately said that he would help Xiaochen to pick it up and collected the money to guide him. Naturally, whatever he picked up along the way belonged to the guests. This was also the rule for guides.
He waved his hand to stop Lin Po from taking the climbing stone manuscript and the connecting rope. Xiaochen pulled out his sword amidst the opponent's doubts, and with a flick of his hand, the sword buzzed towards the cliff above. This is what a kendo practitioner is proficient in. In the later sword control method, the sword is driven by spiritual thoughts, infused with spiritual energy, and used as an arm.
"Swish!"
After two strikes with the sword, several long leaves connected to the stem of the glass bag were cut off. When it was about to fall, Xiaochen moved his fingers, and the sword body carried the glass bag and fell, cutting off the stem and leaving the roots.
In Lin Po's shocked eyes, the sword stopped in front of Xiao Chen.
Xiaochen picked up the glass bag in front of him. There were 12 flowers in total, which meant that the glass bag had been growing for 12 years. The glass bag bloomed in 30 years and bore fruit in 30 years. The one in my hand is considered a low-grade elixir of Xuan level.
Carefully put it in a jade box, and Xiaochen put it into a storage bag. The jade box can better preserve the aura of the elixir.
"Young Master Xiao has such good skills, this swordsmanship is simply unheard of." Lin Po also congratulated enviously. In his experience, he has never seen anyone who can control weapons so exquisitely. Thinking of this, the Young Master Xiao in front of him also changed. Got to be even more mysterious.
"Old Lin is too praised." Xiao Chen said.
Lin Po led Xiaochen through the Queen of Heaven, and in front of him were many statues carved from stone. The tops of the statues were covered with moss like hair, and the faces of the stone statues had eyes wide open, as if they were shouting. Except for the head, it was just below. A continuous long body.
Lin Po on the side introduced: "Master Xiao, these are called stone spirits. They were carved by the villagers who used to live in Ruozhu. They were usually placed on both sides of the road. Later, the villagers in Ruozhu Peak all Move to the mountains, or settle in Huize City if you are prosperous."
"This area has been abandoned for a long time. What is more interesting is that there are many such stone carvings scattered in the Ruozhu area. It was not that no one was interested in this before and brought the stone carvings to Fangshi to sell them, but when they came too Shen, secondly, no one is willing to buy these stone carvings. After all, they are made by villagers and the carvings are not pretty."
"The Luo Xiufeng that Mr. Xiao wants to go to is located in the central area of Ruozhu District. It's about a day's walk from us..." Lin Po, who was talking to himself, suddenly felt a little quiet around him. If he usually talked about it by himself, Mr. Xiao would also respond to these rumors in the mountains and fields. Why has it become so quiet now...
Lin Po looked back and saw Xiaochen's figure nowhere to be seen. There was no one behind him. Under the gentle breeze blowing in the mountains, Lin Po only felt creepy...
Cold sweat fell from his forehead drop by drop, and he recalled in his mind the time when Xiao Chen's last reply to him was the moment when he came out of the sky. But now that he had gone five or six hundred meters, he realized that Mr. Xiao was missing, and he suddenly felt terrified. , running wildly in the direction from which he came.
While running, he shouted: "Master Xiao! Master Xiao!"
But the sound echoed among the empty mountains, and there was no response...
After running into the sky for a while, Lin Po seemed to have thought of something. He looked back and quickly left, shouting: "The stone spirit eats people! The stone spirit eats people! The stone spirit eats people again!" !”
