Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 5
Li Xiuyuan picked her up on his back and wanted to leave, but suddenly he thought of something, and found an old vine nearby, tied the mandrill's body and dragged it behind him.

Seeing his actions, Widow Du was a little puzzled: "Why did the young master bring this mandrill's body?"

"The mandrill is not dead, and the villagers can't feel at ease. Some people who depend on the mountain for food dare not go to the mountain to get food, and their livelihood will definitely be affected." Li Xiuyuan said.

Widow Du was stunned for a moment, and then said softly: "It is said that the young master has a bodhisattva heart, which seems to be true."

Li Xiuyuan smiled and didn't say much, and continued on his way with her on his back.

The way down the mountain is a bit rough and bumpy.

With a person on his back, Li Xiuyuan's speed is not fast. Fortunately, he has practiced martial arts for many years and has plenty of physical strength. He can walk like flying with a person on his back. In this way, the pace is still much slower.

At this moment, Widow Du was supporting Li Xiuyuan's shoulders and supporting her body. She deliberately kept a little distance between each other so that she would not stick to the man's back.

The mountain road was bumpy, and although Widow Du intended to keep a distance, her waist was sore and tired, and it was a bit difficult to support, and then as Li Xiuyuan strode across a mountain stream, she couldn't support anymore, and her arms shook. Soft, the whole upper body was pressed heavily on the broad tiger's back.

"Huh?" Li Xiuyuan looked back in surprise,
Turning around, she saw Widow Du's pretty face blushing.

"I, I didn't do it on purpose." Widow Du argued with a blushing face.

Li Xiuyuan smiled, and couldn't help but tease him: "It's okay, just lie down for a while when you're tired."

"Ah."

Widow Du was stunned for a moment, but she didn't respond, she just lowered her head and responded softly, her face became even redder, even reaching her neck.

Li Xiuyuan didn't have any other thoughts, he still had some concentration in his cultivation these years.

After being disturbed by this, Widow Du seemed to be calm, lying on his back without moving, but occasionally looked up at Li Xiuyuan's handsome side face, with a hint of shyness in her eyes.

"Young master must be tired."

When she was about to walk down the mountain, Widow Du saw beads of sweat left on Li Xiuyuan's temples, but she stretched out the back of her hand and gently wiped it away.

"Well, I'm a little tired, but I'm going to the village soon." Li Xiuyuan continued walking without looking back.

Seeing that Li Xiuyuan didn't refuse, Widow Du immediately had a shy smile on her face, and then obediently lay on the man's back.

After walking for a while, I saw Xiahe Village.

At this time, all the villagers in Xiahe Village gathered at the entrance of the village. The men prepared torches, hoes, shovels, shovels, and other agricultural equipment, and the women accompanied them. Under the leadership of an old Taoist robe, they were about to form a group. They headed up the mountain in groups.

"I'm back, back to Ali, the young master is back."

"Great, the young master is all right."

"Widow Du has also been rescued."

When the villagers saw Li Xiuyuan walking down the mountain road with Widow Du on his back, they immediately greeted him warmly and happily.

Seeing that his precious apprentice came back safely, the blind Taoist immediately stood upright and stroked his beard and smiled, but when he saw Widow Du behind him, he counted his fingers and shook his head with a wry smile.

"Two women came to help Widow Du back. Her leg was injured by a mandrill. Remember to find someone to heal her." Li Xiuyuan said.

Immediately, Aunt Wang and a woman from the same village hurried over and attached Widow Du.

"Du Shi, your clothes"

A woman saw that Widow Du's clothes were torn, as if she had been torn apart by brute force, and she was still wrapped in the young master's coat, so she couldn't help asking.

Aunt Wang hurriedly winked at the woman, who was also a shrewd person and immediately closed her mouth.

"Hehe, it's good for you to come back, Mrs. Du, just come back, we are all worried." Aunt Wang said with a smile on her face; "Don't worry, young master, don't worry if Mrs. Du has us to take care of you."

"Yes." Li Xiuyuan nodded.

Widow Du blushed slightly, lowered her head shyly and was supported back by them.

"Master, this is the mandrill that did harm in the nearby forest. I killed it, but it's strange to say that the mandrill was scared away by my shot, but it came back again. It's weird."

Li Xiuyuan shook the old vine behind him, and immediately threw the mandrill corpse in front of him, and told what happened in the forest before.

The blind Taoist stroked his beard and smiled, pointing to the woman's clothes on the mandrill's body, and said: "This mandrill is trying to confuse you. It steps on trees to grow taller, and it wears women's clothes. It's an illusion. When outsiders see it, they will think It is a beautiful woman in the mountains, it cannot bear to be hurt, and it will never be regarded as a spirit, but this mandrill is confused, and it is ridiculous to use illusions in front of you. With your eyes, which spirit in the world can confuse you, Even if the thousand-year-old monster has cultivated into a human body, it won't be able to hide it from you."

"So that's the case." Li Xiuyuan touched his nose, feeling that the mandrill was not here to die, but was using illusion to confuse himself.

But my cheap master has already said that I have an exquisite heart, and I am not afraid of all Taoism and magic in the world, and it is easy to see through illusions.

"The eldest young master is so brave that he actually killed the mandrill."

"This is a mandrill, so ugly."

"Look, this mandrill is still a male."

An idler fiddled with the mandrill between the legs with a wooden stick, causing the woman nearby to spit again and again.

The blind Taoist shook his head, and said braggingly: "What is this, the poor way is better than a few points, even this disciple of the poor way."

"How about it?"

The nearby villagers all looked at the blind Taoist, and even the nearby women pricked up their ears, wanting to listen.

The blind Taoist laughed and saw Li Xiuyuan's face darken, and immediately changed his words; "Don't tell, don't tell, the secrets of heaven must not be leaked. Since this mandrill is dead, the poor Taoist can rest assured. Besides, the mandrill's corpse should not stay for long, it needs to be ignited." Burn it, so as not to cause any trouble again."

"What the Taoist priest said is very true."

Several villagers were also cheerful, and immediately cut down dead trees nearby, put them on the mandrill's body, and set them on fire.

After burning the body of the mandrill, Li Xiuyuan asked the villagers to disperse and return to their homes.

"Do you remember that the master said before that it is impossible for spirits to appear near Guobei County? This mandrill has been around for some years, and it has become a spirit at least ten years ago." Walking on the road, Li Xiuyuan asked curiously.

"My teacher said this. On the day you were born, the purple energy came thirty thousand miles eastward, mighty and mighty. When you were swept away by your purple energy, all the ghosts and ghosts around Guobei County were killed. It’s so clear, I feel very happy to see it as a teacher.” The blind Taoist said, but then shook his head slightly and said: “However, this world is so big, and there are so many demons and ghosts. I’m afraid this mandrill became a spirit after you were born. , or came from somewhere else.”

"There is a way that when a country is about to perish, there must be evildoers, and the world will be in chaos."

Hearing this, Li Xiuyuan's heart trembled. He thought of the scenes in Liao Zhai's movies, where monsters make chaos, corrupt officials are rampant, military disasters and natural disasters, people's lives are like nothing, it is indeed a chaotic world.

The blind Taoist immediately laughed again: "You went up the mountain today, not only killed a mandrill, experienced a lot, but also earned a marriage."

"Marriage?" Li Xiuyuan thought for a while, then asked in surprise, "Mr. Du?"

(End of this chapter)