Several days passed, and the two men and two horses climbed over the mountains and ridges, and plunged into the deepest part of the Guandong Mountains.
"I've thought about it carefully these days, and finally remembered the origin of your kick. It should be called Kaimenbaji. Speaking of which, most of the bandits in the mountains are wild. It's rare for someone like you to come from a well-known family!"
Liang Ziyi sat on the horse and gnawed on the goose leg. He took out a jar of wine from the box behind him and looked at Leng Yun curiously.
Leng Yun gently put his fingers on the handle of the knife at his waist and said solemnly: "Master only taught me how to practice boxing and never mentioned his name!"
Liang Ziyi took a sip of wine and said with emotion: "If there are only a few bandits in the green forest of Guandong Mountain, it will never be able to achieve anything. Most of its fame is made by foreign masters. There once was a martial arts champion from the Baji Sect. He betrayed the imperial court, killed people and fled for his life, hid in Guandong Mountain, and got the nickname of an old swordsman!"
Leng Yun raised his hand and pressed his dog-skin hat, covering his increasingly gloomy face, and silently rode forward, turning a deaf ear to Liang Ziyi's words.
Liang Ziyi immediately stepped forward, approached Leng Yun and continued: "And I also heard that thirty years ago, Lao Daobaozi was captured alive and sent to the prison of Zhenbei General Mansion, but no one Thinking that ten years later, he still let him escape, took an infant baby away from the general's mansion, hid back in Guandong Mountain and disappeared!"
Leng Yun took a breath, turned to look at Liang Ziyi, and asked: "How come you know so much about what happened thirty years ago?"
Liang Ziyi spread his hands and said calmly: "I have been looking for news about ghost ginseng, and finally found out that thirty years ago, Lao Daobaozi was betrayed to the Zhenbei General's Mansion because of a ghost ginseng. , naturally I also need to understand the story behind it, so that I can have the opportunity to tell it to you!"
Leng Yun nodded meaningfully, then withdrew his gaze, pointed at the valley ahead and said, "We are almost there, save some energy and hurry!"
Liang Ziyi curled his lips, leaned the wine jar behind him, stretched out comfortably, and looked around leisurely.
As the valley gets closer and closer, the snow on the road becomes thinner and thinner, and even some trees still maintain their buds, adding a touch of spring color to this chilly winter.
When the two arrived at the mouth of the valley, they were greeted by a warm breeze.
The grassland in the valley is green and yellow, and a steaming stream winds and turns, rising from the mountain on one side and disappearing from the mountain on the other side, leaving all the infinite vitality in the valley.
"So that's it! For ghost ginseng to keep growing, there must be an underground hot spring to keep the heat. Why didn't I think of it earlier!"
Liang Ziyi got off his horse, squatted in front of the stream and washed his face, sighing with excitement.
Leng Yun unloaded the package on his horse and said: "There is still a long way to go in the valley. Let's rest here for the night. We should be able to see the ghost ginseng tomorrow!"
"Tomorrow?"
Liang Ziyi turned to look at Leng Yun, with a bit of uncertainty in his eyes.
Leng Yun took off the saddle bit, patted the horse's back, and let the two horses find food and drink on their own. Then he sat on the grass and silently gnawed on the baggage.
Liang Ziyi glanced around the surrounding mountain ridges again, stood up and said: "The environment here is good, let me go and take a look around!"
Leng Yun nodded and did not stop him.
As night fell, the two horses returned to Leng Yun one after another after eating and drinking, but Liang Ziyi did not return.
Leng Yun gently lit the bonfire, took out the short knife from his waist, slowly took off the black cloth outside and threw it into the fire. He inserted the short knife embedded in the leather sheath back into his waist, stood up and walked in the direction where Liang Ziyi left.
Halfway up the mountain, a giant tree rises to the sky. Its tall crown is like a lookout, offering a panoramic view of the valley.
Liang Ziyi sat on the top of the tree with a piece of parchment spread out on his legs, carefully describing the landforms in the valley. When he heard the approaching footsteps, he immediately put it away, smiled and said to the person below: "I can always see you, Just ask me to go back and wave my hand if you want, your trip was in vain!"
"The valley with hot springs is also a place where wild beasts often hang out. It's not safe here. Come back with me!"
Leng Yun waved to the tree and said in a deep voice.
"good!"
Liang Ziyi obeyed the advice very much, then retreated all the way to the lowest branch and jumped down.
There are few people in the valley, and thick fallen leaves have already accumulated under the giant trees, which now serve as natural cushions.
But the moment Liang Ziyi landed, his feet suddenly slipped and he fell backwards in panic.
Wow!
As Liang Ziyi's figure poured down, the fallen leaves behind him collapsed, revealing a dark hole.
It turned out that the trunk of the giant tree had been hollowed out for a long time, and the entrance to the hole was blocked by thick fallen leaves. At this time, Liang Ziyi happened to be about to fall into the tree hole.
Seeing this, Leng Yun ducked to the tree hole, holding on to the tree trunk with one hand and grabbing Liang Ziyi's lapel with the other to help him stabilize his body.
Phew~
Just when the two of them were about to breathe a sigh of relief, a snoring sound suddenly came from the tree hole.
The two of them looked into the cave together, and saw a black bear nearly two meters long lying on its back in the warm tree hole, sleeping soundly!
As the fallen leaves blocking the cave entrance collapsed, cold wind began to pour into the cave. The black bear kept scratching his face with his palms. It was obvious that he had not slept well and might wake up at any time!
Liang Ziyi, who relied on Leng Yun's single arm to maintain his balance, quickly held his breath, raised his hand to apologize to Leng Yun, and kept indicating that his feet were too slippery.
Leng Yun shook his head, took out the hand holding the tree trunk, grasped the handle of the knife at his waist, and then motioned with his eyes to Liang Ziyi to withdraw slowly.
Liang Ziyi took a deep breath and moved his body slightly outward, but the sound of rolling branches could be heard under his feet.
"Oh, I'll go!"
Liang Ziyi exclaimed and fell directly into the tree hole.
At the same time, the intermittent snoring stopped abruptly.
Roar!
With the roar that resounded throughout the valley, a bear's paw, bigger than a human face, slapped Liang Ziyi's face like black wind.
Leng Yun's eyes turned cold, and he immediately made up his mind. He put his feet on the ground and took root. In an instant, he used his strength to kick away the bear's paw. He lowered his body and grabbed Liang Ziyi's trouser legs, dragging him out of the tree hole.
Seeing that the awakened black bear was about to rush out of the tree hole, Leng Yun unsheathed the short knife at his waist, exerted force on his left shoulder at the same time, and slammed into the black bear's arms with an iron mountain.
One person and one bear returned to the tree hole. The small space was only enough for the black bear to hide, but not enough for it to stretch its body. Whether it was waving its arms or trying to stand upright, it was restricted and unable to do so.
On the other hand, Leng Yun leaned against the tree hole with his back, his knees pressed against the black bear's feet, his left hand firmly pressed against the black bear's chin, and his right hand tightly grasped the short knife with dark lines, flying up and down, blood splattering everywhere, showing even more bravery in the life-and-death fight. Fearless.
With screams, the towering trees began to shake violently, and countless fallen leaves fell like a heavy rain.
After escaping, Liang Ziyi did not escape far away. Instead, he sat cross-legged in front of the tree hole and looked at the two entangled black shadows in the tree hole with amusement. The panic before was completely gone, and even a little bit... Earn pride and enjoy it.
When the last leaf of the giant tree fell off, calm returned to the tree cave. Only Liang Ziyi stood up with a look full of expectation.
Snapped!
A blood-stained hand suddenly poked out from the tree hole, clasping the tree trunk tightly, dragging out a tired figure.
"Why didn't you hide away? Aren't you scared?"
Leng Yun leaned against the tree hole, his short knife already inserted into his waist, dragging his left arm covered in blood, watching Liang Ziyi quietly.
Liang Ziyi raised his hand and rubbed his face, cleverly concealing the disappointment in his eyes, and said with a wry smile: "If you die, I won't be able to leave this Guandong Mountain alone. Isn't it the same wherever I go?"
Leng Yun looked down at his left arm and sighed: "I'm injured, go back quickly!"
