Qingling Punishing Heart

Chapter 301
Mount Li stretches for more than [-] li from east to west, with the highest peak nearly [-] zhang. Looking from a distance, the mountain looks like a horse, hence the name "Mount Li".Legend has it that in ancient times, Empress Nuwa once "refined stones to mend the sky" here.This place condenses the spirit of the king between heaven and earth, and it has been a resort for emperors since ancient times.

It was the middle of winter in the twelfth lunar month, and the mountains were covered by heavy snow, creating a lonely scene.

Su Ji, Niu Zhu, Yun Yi, Jin Chanzi, Baimu Mojun, the five of them walked to the foot of the mountain, and a small road in front of them winds north and leads directly to the mountain.

There is a white mist in the mountains, and the vision in front of the eyes is blurred, and there are beacon towers at intervals.

Niu Zhu murmured: "There are so many beacon towers, which one will Daoist Lord Lu Ya be trapped in?"

Yun Yi looked up at the top of the mountain, frowned and said: "The fog is so thick that I can't see anything clearly in the distance."

"...It seems that we must fly up to have a look." Su Ji pondered.

Taiyin said anxiously: "Nephew Ji! You only have less than one month of life left, so you must not use the Xuanshui formula."

Jin Chanzi said: "Brother Su, there may be danger ahead, I'll go find the way first."

Su Ji instructed: "Brother Jin, be careful all the way!"

Before the words fell, Jin Chanzi had already turned into a golden light, which disappeared in an instant.

Su Ji and others waited in place, but after an hour passed, Jin Chanzi still did not return.

The sun was setting and the sky was getting darker.

"Strange..." Niu Zhu scratched his head and said, "My little brother has been away for so long, why hasn't he come back yet?"

Yun Yi said: "Continuing to wait is not an option. If we continue to hold on like this, Daoist Lu Ya may be in danger."

Baimu Mojun guessed: "Could it be that Jin Chanzi was caught by monsters, washed and eaten meat?"

Su Ji said: "Compared to those man-eating monsters, his brothers taught in the West are more terrifying."

Hundred Eyes Demon Lord said: "You said...the Taoist who received and led him passed on the most powerful methods to Jin Chanzi, and even turned his flesh into poison. This is clearly protecting his apprentice. Will Jin Chanzi Just like his brothers and sisters!"

Su Ji said decisively: "He doesn't look like that kind of person."

Hundred Eyes Demon Lord shook his head, "In my opinion, like a teacher, there must be a disciple."

While everyone was discussing, in the silent empty mountain, a burst of human voice came from afar, which seemed unusually abrupt.

Su Ji turned his head slowly, and closed his eyes slightly guardedly. He saw an old man and a young man walking slowly behind him with a white-haired dog.

The old man was near the end of his life, his temples were frosty white, his eyes were deeply sunken, and his bony body was wrapped in a thick white down cloak.Walking is slow, every step is difficult, and every move shows old-fashioned, giving people a feeling of exhaustion.

The few are the exact opposite, a young man in his early twenties, tall and burly, with a strong back, his whole body is like a black iron tower, as if he has an inexhaustible strength.Despite the cold weather, he was dressed only in a thin linen garment.

"Daniu, my old bones are really getting worse every year." The white-haired old man shook his head and sighed while walking panting.

The tall and strong man had a smile on his lips, and comforted him: "Grandpa, you are an auspicious person, and you will surely live a long life."

In the eyes of the five people, a white-haired dog galloped past.

The white-haired old man walked slowly on the snow step by step supported by the tall and strong man.

Seeing Su Ji's young age with white hair and a flying sword hanging beside him from a distance, the tall and strong man's eyes suddenly lit up, and he walked over at a slightly quicker pace, greeting him eloquently: "Several gods must be here to visit Daoist friends. Although my younger brother is not talented, he also knows the three islands and ten mountains. Cut off the three islands and explain the ten mountains. Lishan is one of the ten mountains. There are many Taoist temples on this mountain, and they are full of gods like you. People... oh, I almost forgot to introduce, my name is Wang Daniu, you can just call me A Niu."

Niu Zhu excitedly said: "Coincidentally, brother, my baby name is also A Niu."

"Fate!" Wang Daniu continued to introduce enthusiastically: "This is my grandfather, you can call him old man Bai; the dog that ran past just now is named Erbai."

The old man Bai said slowly: "The mountain is covered by heavy snow, and the road is difficult to walk. Why don't the gods go to the humble house to have a meal first, to warm up the body, so that the old man can also feel the spirit of immortality, and maybe he can live for a few more years."

Su Ji said: "Thank you for your kindness, old man, we are waiting for someone here."

At this time, the white-haired dog was galloping ahead vigorously, but for some reason, it turned back after running for a while.

Wang!Wang!Wang!
Following three barks, the white-haired dog circled the old man several times.

"Strange, why is Erbai barking so much today?" Wang Daniu asked in bewilderment as he stroked the dog's head.

Old man Bai stopped in his tracks, looked forward, and asked in surprise, "Did something happen in front?"

"Grandpa, you wait here, I'll go ahead and have a look first." He said in a hurry, and disappeared at the end of Baixue.

Bored, Bai Laozhang stood there and waited for a while.

As soon as Wang Daniu walked out of a cup of tea, there was a loud shout in front of him!
Hearing the sound, Su Ji and the others were startled, and ran over in a hurry. After running about a few feet away, they saw bloodstains all over the snow, and seven or eight corpses laying on the ground, each with their eyes protruding and their mouths open. , the blood flowing from the seven orifices of the head has been condensed into dark red by the cold wind.

Yun Yi said: "Looking at their attire, they should be members of the Western sect."

Wang Daniu stood next to the corpse, dumbfounded, it seemed like he had encountered such a thing for the first time, and he didn't speak for a long time.

"He... did they meet... meet a... monster?" Wang Daniu's voice trembled a little.

After pondering for a long while, Baimu Mojun looked at the riddled body with holes and uttered a sentence: "...This is Taoist Lu Ya's peach branch arrow!"

Su Ji lowered his head and inspected: "You can see that there are two types of marks on the ground, one is bloody footprints, and the other is rut ​​marks. There should be a large group of people passing by. Judging by the width of the wheels, it looks like the emperor's car."

Niu Zhu looked down, scratched his head and said, "Why didn't I see the ruts?"

"Look carefully..." Su Ji pointed in one direction.

Niu Zhu squatted down and lay on the ground, he couldn't help being startled, and saw that the direction Su Ji was pointing to had a slight imprint that could not be detected.

"Junior brother, your eyes are really good, you can see them so shallow!"

Su Ji said: "This was left a few days ago. Presumably those people who went up the mountain should have passed here not long ago."

Niu Zhu looked at the corpses on the ground and sighed: "Since we have encountered them, we must bury them."

After finishing speaking, Niu Zhu threw away the snow with a mountain axe, and began to dig pits to bury people one by one.

Gah!Gah!
A group of crows flew overhead, and there was a piercing and noisy cry.

With the mountain wind howling in his ears, Yun Yi felt that this place was inexplicably weird, and couldn't help but get goosebumps.

Su Ji walked five feet forward alone, then retreated and said, "There is an enchantment ahead, we can't go up."

Hundred Eyes Demon Lord began to beat his heart, looked up, and asked worriedly: "What happened on the mountain?"

Everyone looked at each other with serious expressions on their faces.

Hundred Eyes Demon Lord shivered, and said shiveringly: "It's getting late, we have to find a place to stay for the night first."

Wang Daniu stood there for a long time, with a layer of cold sweat oozing from his back, he said after a while: "If the gods don't mind, please come and sit at my house."

Su Ji said: "This is the only way for now."

Yun Yi said: "What if Jin Chanzi comes back and can't find us?"

"I have a solution!" Niu Zhu cut a deep ravine with a mountain axe, and drew marks that would be convenient for Jin Chanzi to find along the way.

Wang Daniu supported Mr. Bai and led the way step by step.

Su Ji and others followed closely behind, and Niu Zhu walked last, making marks with the mountain axe along the way.

However, after everyone had walked a certain distance, the deep ditches carved by Niu Zhu were quickly covered by a burst of sudden heavy snow.

(End of this chapter)