Pindao should be robbed

Chapter 13 The Elders

Strange to say, the first half of the night was cloudy and rainy, but the second half of the night was full of stars and the moon was full of heaven and earth.

Liu Qiao carried his luggage and rode his sword, followed the stars and the moon, crossed mountains and ridges, crossed streams and jumped streams, and only came out of the forest at dawn.

Under the dark sky, I saw a beautiful mountain range in front of me. The peaks of the mountains towered like clouds, and they were lush green with pine, bamboo, arbor, and fir. There is no end in sight.

"The mountain is surrounded by clouds and mists, deep valleys and secluded streams, and gurgling streams. It's not bad. There are forests that don't lack pine nuts and sealwort. You can gather them to fill your stomach. The mist in the valley is the place where the wind gathers energy."

"In addition to being in the deep mountains and old forests, without being disturbed by ordinary people, without being stained with the atmosphere of the world of mortals, it is wonderful, wonderful, you should find a place in this mountain to practice the method."

The grand scene here, back to the virgin forest in a trance, there are thousands of years old trees everywhere, thousands of firs and pines, goshawks hovering, cranes flying, deer, deer scurrying in the forest, not afraid to meet Liu Qiao, but to drink on their own Water grazes.

Liu Qiao was overjoyed to see it, and immediately decided not to go south any more, and chose this mountain to practice fairy arts.

"It's just that if I want to live in seclusion in the mountains, I can't open the valley yet, but I have to buy some property first. I remember that I just came here not far away. There is a Zhuangzi who happened to buy some hatchets, pots and bowls, food and salt..."

Having made a decision in his heart, Liu Qiao was not in a hurry to go deep into the mountains, and turned around and turned back.

After walking for about seven or eight miles, I turned around a mountain depression, a large paddy field, and arable land in front of my eyes. There was a village house with about a dozen families, but it was a village to hide from the world.

When I saw a stranger entering the village, a child playing outside the village had already reported it to the adults. Several villagers came out of the village gate to welcome them with the old and the young.

Perhaps this village is located in a mountain depression, few merchants come here, and those villagers are also surprised, staring at Liu Qiao non-stop.

"My fellow believers, the poor Daoists are in trouble..." Along the way, Liu Qiao wore a high bun and dressed as a Taoist, so he met people with Taoist etiquette.

"Ma'am, what is Pindao, can I eat it?"

A few bare-bottomed children with buns biting their fingers, asked their parents beside them in a dazed manner.

A few villagers were also full of curiosity. They didn't know what this claim meant, but a village woman quickly patted her baby and said, "Don't talk nonsense, maybe the nobles from the city have come."

"The Taoists are so polite. Look at the Taoists who are full of dust and dust. Do you want to stay overnight in the village?"

Liu Qiao was speechless, and was about to explain, when a white-haired old man flashed out of the crowd with a stick, probably a village elder, with high prestige and knowledge, when he opened his mouth, all the villagers fell silent.

Liu Qiao shook his head and said, "I didn't intend to disturb you when I came to Guibao, but I just wanted to buy some grain and salt. I don't know if the village can accept money from green cockles?"

At this time, the term "nazi" is not exclusive to Buddhism. It refers to scattered people who walk in all directions, and even Taoists love to wear headbands and dress them as tutus.

This village looked isolated from the outside world, Liu Qiao was really afraid that the village would be self-sufficient and would not need money from the imperial court, and would not be able to spend it if it had money at that time.

Fortunately, the old man was taken aback when he heard the words, and then laughed loudly and said: "The Taoists are really joking. 130 miles north of here is Dengzhou City. Our village is not outside the world. We are also Chinese people under the jurisdiction of the Fu court, not from the world. Outfielder.

There is a lot of food in my village, and although there is not much salt, it can be evened out, but I don't know if there is enough for the Taoists..."

Liu Qiao was overjoyed, as long as he wasn't a savage, it would be easy to handle, he hurriedly said: "I don't want too many, a single person, a few months is enough, but I also need an iron pot, some pots and pots, and a hatchet. "

"Among the mountains and plains, there are always some ironware guys. The Taoists are invited to enter the village first to serve tea..."

The old man nodded, and called Liu Qiao into the village to drink tea and have a rest, while ordering the younger generation to pack up the grain and bring the salt.

The old man glanced at Liu Qiao who was drinking tea, and asked with some meaning: "I don't know where the family came from, how did they come to this deep mountain and valley, could it be that the government invited them to subdue the demon?"

"To tell you the truth, my son's surname is Liu. He was originally an official of the court. Because he was tired of the intrigues in the world, he resigned from the official post and left. He came here to find a place to read and play the piano every day, gather medicine and take bait, so as to avoid the world. also."

The old man was stunned when he heard the words, and he sighed for a long time: "Taoism is really a noble man. The old man lived to be seventy-six. Like Taoism, there are officials who don't work, riches and glory, and red clothes and purple robes. It's the first time I've heard of people who work hard in the mountains..."

"Haha, old man, you just said: Six out of seventy people live, don't you know that those who fight for fame lose their bodies because of their fame. Those who take profit die for profit. Those who receive a title sleep with a tiger in their arms. The snake walks away. The power of the world of mortals, the purple robe and jade belt, what has it to do with my Taoism?"

Regardless of the old man's face, Liu Qiao said a few words that had been kept in his heart for a long time, and immediately felt much better physically and mentally.

When he followed Jiang Shangshi, he just wanted to do something to increase his reputation so that he could become a god in the future, not because he really valued fame and fortune.

As for what Jiang Shang often told him, work hard, in the future, he will assist the Holy Master, wear purple clothes and jade belts, be promoted to rank, and be a descendant of glory, etc., that is not the slightest interest.

As a modern person, he has never enjoyed any blessings. In his previous life, he had nothing to eat and wear in his life. Ordinary people in this life would never see him in this life. What really attracted him was supernatural powers and immortality.

Now with the inheritance of immortal arts, although I am not sure whether I can cultivate to become an immortal, at least the chance of becoming a god is much higher. I will live forever in the future. I will lie in the cave and watch the birth and death of all things in the world. Watching the world, people are like mayflies fighting for dragons Wouldn't it be wonderful to chase the deer, live in the morning and die in the evening.

After all, Liu Qiao felt relieved, seeing the old man's ashamed expression, he was also a little embarrassed, and secretly scolded himself for not knowing how to behave, how could he teach an elder face to face.

Then he made amends and said: "My son is outspoken. Don't blame the elders. It's just a child talking about making trouble. Adults don't blame urchins."

"Haha, I don't dare to be an elder. The Taoist school has such insights, which shows that they can see through the world of mortals and live in vain, but ordinary people can't see through these key points..."

The old man was also broad-minded. He was not annoyed when he heard the words, but responded with a smile: "There is just one thing that needs to be explained to the Taoists. Don't go to the mountain ten miles away from the village..."

As soon as Liu Qiao heard this, he knew that there must be something strange in the mountain, either a monster or a treasure, so he asked with a smile, "But are there any monsters in the mountain, or jackals, tigers and leopards?"

"The Taoists are really smart. To tell you the truth, the world is chaotic, wolves, tigers and leopards can't stop them with spears and swords, and those monsters cannot be stopped by humans..."

"Oh? Since there are monsters entrenched, why do you dare to live here? Could it be that this monster is devoted to politeness and doesn't eat people?"

The old man smiled helplessly and said: "Taoism is joking, it is a monster. There are those who don't eat people, but they don't eat the grass by the side of the nest. There are not many people in my village. They ate a few before, so we gave them to eat." He set up a temple and offered some livestock blood to eat, and it didn't take care of it anymore, and it only came to eat some more when the population became more prosperous."

"Why don't you move away?"

"The world has turned against the great princes of the two towns. There are daily wars outside, and the taxes are heavy. Where can they go? The world is chaotic, demons wear red clothes, wear purple robes, and there are not a few people who enter the court as officials. How do you know where else? No demons?"

For this, Liu Qiao also deeply agreed, and asked: "You can see that this monster can make those supernatural powers, what kind of foot is it, and where does it live in the cave?"

"This... it comes and goes in the clouds and in the fog, and is surrounded by black mist. It is several feet above the ground, and when it reaches out, it picks up people and eats them. After grabbing them and eating a few, they go back into the mountains when they are full.

I can't see the figure and appearance clearly, and I don't know what mountain cave it is in, but judging from its track when it came, it should be in the peach forest in Nanshan. Is it easy to say..."

Hearing this, Liu Qiao felt a little timid in his heart. He claimed that he was skilled in martial arts and had a sharp sword. He could deal with tigers, leopards, and bears even if he met a tiger, leopard, and bear. Pass.

After all, not every monster is as easy to fight as yesterday's monster. He hasn't practiced his celestial skills yet, so it's okay if he encounters a weak one.

Forget it, and then go to find a good famous mountain, and then think that I am just like what the old man said, it seems that I can go anywhere in the world, but the outside world is fighting every day, monsters are everywhere, there is no magic, and I am alone, God knows I can go Hundreds of miles, thousands of miles, they were caught and eaten by passing demons.

Not to mention, although famous mountain resorts are good, there have been immortals and strangers planting flags to practice for a long time. It's his turn. Although this is an ancient era, full of inspiration, but find a place where wind gathers energy and there are no demons. Taking a break is still quite difficult.

As long as there is a bit of inspiration, not to mention monsters, there are often heretics entrenched. Although they are not monsters, they are definitely more difficult to deal with than wild monsters. Laws abound.

Liu Qiao sighed, and said in his heart: "The big deal is not to go to Nanshan after entering the mountain. I will hide from it. As long as it has some powerful supernatural powers, with my swordsmanship, it can hide armor and set up a maze. It should be impossible to protect myself." Yu."

Thinking that if the monster could only climb the clouds and warm the fog, and reach out to catch people in the clouds, Liu Qiao was really not afraid of it, and dared to reach out to fish for it, and cut off his hand with a sword.

If you want to fight on the ground, you will not be afraid of it. Liu Qiao also said that his martial arts skills are not weaker than others, but he is just afraid that the monster will have some thaumaturgy of breathing fire, spitting water, poisoning and emitting smoke.

　The power has been out for four days in a row, and there is no way to update, the phone is completely dead, and I am charging in the car to post and save manuscripts...

　　
　
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