Not only that, Qin Mengyao looked up and saw drops of blood slowly and continuously dripping on the ground along the gaps in the wooden boards.
Qin Mengyao was secretly shocked when she saw this, and she suddenly realized that that person was really hiding here. The two men who looked like menace just now must be him!
Qin Mengyao picked up a wooden stick from the ground and carefully walked up the steps step by step.
After she got to the second floor, she stretched her head and looked there, only to see an extremely familiar figure coming into view.
It was Sikong Zhenjiu.
Sikong Zhenjiu suddenly heard a slight noise, and struggled to get up. However, it affected his injury, and he couldn't help but groan in pain, and blood spurted out with large mouthfuls.
"It's you!" Qin Mengyao couldn't help but scream. Looking at his appearance, it seemed that he was seriously injured! She then hurriedly stepped forward to check on him...
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Yun Fan, Qiu Shi and Ye Ruyan finally arrived at Zixia Mountain after several days of traveling under the stars and nights.
Zixia Mountain is also known as Xixian Mountain, Xiuyan Mountain and Aoshan Mountain. According to legend, Ma Xiang, a Taoist priest of the Liang Dynasty, once lived here to make alchemy. There are still alchemy platforms and two pavilions of Guanchao and Aoshan on the mountain. There are 28 wells at the foot of the mountain.
Around Zixia Mountain, there are dozens of ancient Phoebe trees, densely packed into forests, vigorous and tall, but each plant maintains its own boundary, and the leaves do not disturb each other, which is a wonder of Xia Mountain. From the back of Zixia Mountain and the east and west sides, extending to the mountain gate, there are green bamboo and wood gardens. Walking in the forest garden, the air is fresh and the birds are singing harmoniously, which is a unique pleasure. In addition, there are Putong pagoda courtyard and pagoda forest composed of the bone pagodas of old monks of the temple on both sides of the forest garden.
Legend has it that the mountain is often covered with purple clouds. Later, when Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty came here, he saw the purple clouds gathering on the mountain and the relics shining brightly, so it was named Zixia Mountain, which has been used to this day.
But today, Yun Fan and the others came here not just to enjoy these scenic spots, they had a mission.
On this day, the three of them were divided into two groups, one for Yunfan and one for Ye Ruyan and Qiu Death. They went in different directions to inquire about Zheng Qidao.
Qiushi and Ye Ruyan wanted to try their luck, so they asked nearby villagers about Zheng Qidao, but they worked hard for most of the day and found nothing.
Qiushi said: "This place is obviously at the boundary of Zixia Mountain, why is there not a single clue about Zheng Qidao?"
Ye Ruyan: "..."
At this time, Ye Ruyan inadvertently looked up and suddenly saw a middle-aged man in Tsing Yi dressed as a Taoist priest standing on the edge of the cliff, facing the cliff, stepping forward little by little, as if he was about to commit suicide by jumping off the cliff.
"Pray for death," Ye Ruyan suddenly said, calling for death: "What do you think the Taoist priest in front of you is doing?"
"Let me see!"
After hearing this, he stared in the direction Ye Ruyan pointed, and as far as he could see, he saw a man in green clothes who looked like a Taoist priest, standing on the edge of the cliff with his back to them without saying a word. The death wish became clear immediately, and he smiled and said: "Oh! I am the most knowledgeable about death. Look at him, looking around blankly, with trembling limbs. He must be seeking suicide."
"Then you are still here just talking and boasting!"
Ye Ruyan said a word and immediately ran forward as fast as flying: "Taoist Master, don't do it!..."
Ye Ruyan instantly reached behind the Taoist priest and pulled him over suddenly.
"Hey, girl, what are you doing?" The Taoist priest turned around and said with a confused look on his face.
Ye Ruyan could see the true face of this Taoist priest clearly at this time. He was about forty or fifty years old, with a thin face, a pointed beard under his chin, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, and he was full of heroic spirit. His beard and hair were all bright black. , looking very young and energetic. It was as if the ruthless years had left no trace on his face at all, and his whole person had an air of immortality.
Could it be that this is the so-called immortal posture in the legend!
Ye Ruyan couldn't help but pause, and then persuaded: "Taoist Master, everything is easy to discuss, why are you so indifferent?"
At this time, death wish also came to them.
Ye Ruyan glanced sideways, looking at Qiu Death with a look of hope on his face: "Qiu Death, you should also come and persuade him."
The moment her words left her lips, Ye Ruyan realized something and regretted it. But the words have already left the lips, just like the water poured out, it is difficult to collect the water, and regret is useless.
There is a saying in Buddhism that saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. Because she was worried that the Taoist priest would commit suicide and be eager to save others, she thought of asking Qiuxiu to help him persuade him. After all, one more person means more strength and more hope, and as a monk who seeks death, he should be the best at persuasion. But for a moment, he completely forgot that what he wants in this life is to seek death!
What she did was tantamount to seeking medical treatment in a hurry. Not only was it unsuccessful, it would also have the opposite effect.
She immediately realized that this was an extremely bad idea!
It was a big oolong and a big joke! She was really dizzy.
As expected, I saw Qiushi reaching out and giving a salute, and said with a slight smile: "That's good, that's good. Suicide is one of the joys of life, so why should we hinder others?"
"Please." Qiu finally reached out and made a gesture when he was about to die.
This is not persuading him to survive, it is simply encouraging him to die!
"!!!"Knew it! Ye Ruyan muttered silently in her heart. She glanced at Qiu Death sideways, then tilted her head to one side. She was speechless.
But the biggest mistake is not this. But this next one.
"You two are so confused! Do I want to commit suicide?" Upon seeing this, the Taoist priest murmured in a low voice. Then he turned slightly sideways to face the cliff, pointed to a purple flower and grass on the cliff, and spoke slowly: " Are you thinking about how to pick that flower?"
Then Ye Ruyan and Qiushi leaned slightly, stretched out their necks and looked up. Sure enough, they saw a very bright purple flower growing firmly on the cliff halfway. No matter how windy it was from east to west, north or south, I could not fall down. !
And the worse the conditions, the more colorful it blooms. The vitality is very tenacious!
"What kind of flower grows in such a dangerous place?" Ye Ruyan couldn't help but ask.
His death-seeking eyes were also firmly fixed on the purple flower and grass on the cliffside. Obviously, this is a question that one would want to die to know.
Just listen to the Taoist priest slowly say: "Everything must be extremely dangerous. This flower is called Ningzhixiang, and it is an extremely rare flower! It often grows in uninhabited and extremely dangerous places, even if you are lucky Even if you can see it, you may not be able to pick it. And it blooms only once every ten years, so I met it today, which is considered a bit lucky for me."
"I asked you, how come you, a Taoist priest, act like a Taoist woman? You only like these flowers and plants." Qiushi looked at him from head to toe and couldn't believe his eyes.
"No," the Taoist interrupted with a wave of his hand: "Flowers and plants themselves have long lost their appeal to Taoist cultivators like Pindao. Pindao is only interested in how to refine an elixir that can lead to immortality if taken. And this gelatinous fragrance is an excellent material for refining the elixir."
"It's a pity, I can't think of any way. Can I go down and pick it up?"
"Of course, this cliff is so deep. If you don't know martial arts, you won't be able to get it." Ye Ruyan glanced at the cliff and said.
After saying that, Ye Ruyan looked at Qiu Death with her beautiful eyes.
Her intention was very obvious, how could she not know that she wanted to die!
Qiushi shook his head, waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Don't look at me like that."
"Wish to die," Ye Ruyan said: "Helping others is the basis of happiness. Don't you want the beauty of adulthood?"
When the Taoist priest heard this, he immediately felt secretly happy and said with a smile: "It would be best if you two are willing to help me. I will also be grateful to you."
Qiuxiu hesitated and said, "I won't do it!"
"I beg you to die," Ye Ruyan said sideways, "It's only a few dozen feet that won't trouble you."
After she said this, her desire to die began to waver. Furthermore, this is just a cliff, which is nothing to him. A gentleman regards the beauty of a person, and if he can do a good deed of beauty as a result of it, of course it would be great!
When the Taoist priest saw that there was something going on, he hurriedly bowed his hands and said, "Please ask the two masters to help the poor Taoist!" What Ye Ruyan and Qiu Shi did not notice was that a cunning look flashed through the depths of the Taoist priest's eyes.
"Well, for once, it will be good for me to die anyway." Qiu Shi finally agreed to help him.
After saying that, Qiushi slowly came to the edge of the cliff, and then used the gecko wall-walking technique to jump off the cliff. Even though he was chubby, his movement was very flexible.
He used his hands and feet together, like four iron hooks, to cling to the bare and steep cliff. Walking on it was as easy and simple as walking on flat ground, and he succeeded in reaching the Ningzhixiang plant in an instant.
Above the cliff, Ye Ruyan and the Taoist priest stared closely at the death-seeking action, and they were inevitably nervous.
Qiushi carefully stretched out his right hand, uprooted the purple flower and grass, and finally took the Ningzhi Xiang in his hand.
"Buzz...buzz...buzz..."
At this time, waves of soft low humming sounds kept ringing in Qiu Shi's ears, and the sound became louder and more chaotic.
When I was praying for death, I looked up and saw, Oh my god! It didn't matter if he didn't look at it, but he was shocked when he saw it: there were bees, and there were so many bees!
His legs went numb. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would have fallen down right now and ended up being shattered to pieces!
The noise under the cliff naturally did not escape the eyes of Ye Ruyan and the Taoist priest.
They saw a huge swarm of bees, densely packed, circling and flying around the head of the beggar, and there were also bees "very friendly greetings" to him and "kissing" his face.
Who told him to steal the food that should belong to them! Ningzhixiang, this strange flower is of great use to people, and of course it is also useful to bees. After all, it is also a delicious meal for them.
Ningzhixiang, as the name suggests, its blooming flowers are not only extremely bright, but also fragrant and fragrant, and are also very attractive to insects such as bees.
Seeing this, Ye Ruyan immediately reminded: "Please die, be careful!"
At this time, he didn't need Ye Ruyan's reminder to beg for death. He held Ningzhixiang between two fingers of one hand, and then used his hands and feet to perform his movements. The speed was several times faster than when he came down, as if he was flying. Go up.
"Uhhhh! It stung me to death."
As soon as he came up, he couldn't care about anything else. He jumped up and down and danced to drive away the bees surrounding him. Seeing this, Ye Ruyan hurried over to help drive away the bees: "Death, are you okay?"
When I looked at him again, Qiu Shi's originally chubby face had become "fat" again. His fat face was almost entirely covered with traces of bees - no less than dozens of big bumps.
At this time, the Taoist saw the right moment and grabbed the purple Ningzhixiang plant from the death-seeking hand. He was delighted and murmured: "Ningzhixiang, Ningzhixiang, I can't find it even if I wear iron shoes. It takes a lot of effort. Hahaha!”
Qiushi endured the pain and itching, came to the Taoist priest's side, and pointed at his face, which had doubled in weight: "Why am I like this after being stung by a bee? Look at it."
The Taoist priest looked at him and raised the corner of his mouth: "If it weren't for those swarms of bees, I would have gone down long ago. Is it so rare for a poor Taoist to be just a few dozen feet away?"
Qiushi and Ye Ruyan looked at each other and suddenly realized.
He shouted and asked: "Huh? Do you know martial arts?"
"I never said I didn't know martial arts?"
The death-seeking finger pointed at him tremblingly, and he was speechless for a moment. He felt like he was being fooled like a fool, and he immediately became furious.
boom!
Seeking death, he yelled "Ah" and suddenly punched out, hitting the hateful Taoist priest.
This punch came very suddenly. Although it didn't take much skill to seek death, if it was hit, it would be enough for this smelly Taoist priest to drink a pot.
The punch hit, but unfortunately, what it hit was just the air and the afterimage of the Taoist priest.
The sound of explosions in the air resounded in the hearts of Qiu Shi and Ye Ruyan, but it also shocked them both.
Such a swift and sudden punch was easily dodged by this little-known Taoist priest.
You know, the person who took action was a death wisher. It was Lin Haoran, leader of the Righteous Alliance, who had to be polite and polite when he saw him!
Qiushi's sense of existence is very low, that's because of his character. He has always been undisputed and extremely low-key, but don't think that he must be weak!
And this Taoist priest can easily avoid a death-seeking blow and see the whole leopard at a glance. This shows how powerful he is! The strength cannot be underestimated!
No wonder people say that most of the people are capable people and strangers. This is true!
When the Taoist priest appeared again, it was on the big rock three feet away from the two of them.
The Taoist priest bowed his hands and said, "Thank you both. See you later!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure flashed and disappeared in front of the two of them in an instant.
