Chapter 1 Ask the water and listen to the mountains, all say it's better to go back
Just as we made an appointment, when the bandit suppression in Nanhai County was over, night quietly came.
Now, the county soldiers have set up five or six military tents in the plains of the wilderness, allowing the military doctors to treat the injured soldiers.
This team that came to Huoyun Mountain to suppress bandits did not expect to stay overnight in the mountains when they set out, so they only brought a small number of tents, so most of the surviving soldiers could only sleep in the wild grass. Around the open-air camp, several bright bonfires had been lit to deter the beasts that were wandering and looking for food at night.
However, all the busyness of the county soldiers now has nothing to do with Xingyan. Since scaring away the two barbarian gods of killing, Xingyan has completely wandered outside the battlefield in front of him. The exhausted Lord Zhang can only sit cross-moving and refining his spirit.
Seeing him like this, Bao Chuxiong and others did not dare to come forward to disturb him. Only Qiongzu, who was finally tired of playing, was leaning on his brother and fell asleep quietly.
The thick dark night finally calmed all the noise; only the free fog in the wilderness quietly exposed the ragged clothes.
The next morning, it was not until the morning light in the east sky shone on his face that the tired soldiers barely opened their sleepy eyes. Occasionally, half of the burning summer sun appeared among the Huoyun Mountains, and now it fell in the eyes of Bao Chuxiong and others, and felt extremely friendly and warm. The gloomy aura that was scattered in the Huoyun Mountains on the night before seemed to be driven away by the fiery red sunlight; only the broken limbs and broken arms that fell in the deep grass in the distance were still silently reminding people:
Everything that happened yesterday was not just an unprovoked nightmare.
In the warm morning light, Xingyan finally woke up. Only then did he realize that he had been sitting quietly last night to refine his energy, but now he was lying on the ground. He was covered with a soapy battle robe on his body, which was stained with blood.
I moved a little, and just as I remembered, I found that someone was sleeping next to me. Looking sideways, it turned out that it was my sister Qiong, who was leaning against her left arm and sleeping soundly. Now this little girl was like a lazy cat, curled up next to her; her long eyelashes were trembling evenly with her breathing.
Looking at the posture of Qiong Hun's hands, feet, head and face, Xingyan can imagine that last night, as he fell asleep unconsciously, the little girl actually kept leaning on her side and slipped and fell to sleep with him.
Seeing that she had not woken up, Xingyan remained the same, which was not shocked to her sleep. The little girl's originally gentle and tender face was now smearing several smoky colors. Looking at these, Xingyan couldn't help but think of yesterday's battle again:
"I remember, yesterday Qionghu should have helped me block the Protector of Mo? In the end, he also blocked the two deadly flying knives..."
"I really didn't expect that this little girl who followed secretly saved my life!"
It was not until this time that Xingyan realized that this little sister of Jiaonake had pulled herself back from the gates of hell yesterday!
"By the way, where did she learn the weird sword technique?"
While feeling grateful, Xingyan felt a little incredible about Qiong's performance yesterday. Although he didn't look at it at the time, the little girl's magical figure like a flower, butterfly, was still vividly reflected in his mind.
"It seems that after I go back, I have to practice the 'Sword Control Technique' quickly. If I encounter any dangerous things in the future, I can't always let Qiongsu take risks."
After yesterday's incident, Xingyan has summarized several valuable experiences. In addition to practicing magic well, he also made up his mind to spend some effort to train the little girl not to always follow him. However, this task seems very difficult; but if it cannot be done, it doesn't matter. In the future, he will try to be at peace with himself, be kind to others, live in simplicity, and not fight hard with others.
Just as I woke up and made the wishful thinking sound, I heard someone beside me say:
"Brother, I'm sleeping in again."
It turned out that Qiongzu woke up.
After getting up, Bao Chuxiong, who had been waiting aside for a long time, quickly walked up, clasped his fists and said:
"Master Zhang, Dao Niu Qiong, breakfast has been prepared in the tent over there, just wait for the two of you to enjoy!"
"...Why should I be so polite to you?"
A high-ranking official like a county chief lieutenant acted respectfully to him, which immediately made him feel like a needle on his back, feeling very uncomfortable!
After having this awkward breakfast accompanied by everyone, Xingyan suddenly remembered something and asked:
"Master Commander, I wonder if the wounded soldiers yesterday were all properly cured?"
"I'm grateful for the blessing of the hall master. Those who have been injured by the skin and flesh have been bandaged with medicine. Those who have been infected with the demon fire poisoning are even more severe, thanks to the Taoist nun Yun'er who has used the technique to cure the others. When you go back, you will be better off after you're ready."
That Tianshi Sect Zhang Yuner also said softly:
"In fact, it is not Yun'er's magic power. It is only because of the detoxification rainbow beetle given by his father to get the fire poison that the Jiejun masters were infected with. However, the energy efficiency of this rainbow beetle is limited. After absorbing several people, the fire poison is now full. If you want to restore the effect, it will take two or three months to let the absorbed fire disappear slowly - but at that time, there is no need for this thing."
After hearing Zhang Yuner's words, Xingyan discovered that the originally pale yellow jade shell on her chest had now turned into a deep vermilion. Obviously, this was what she said was full of fire.
Seeing this detoxification ornament, Xingyan suddenly felt a sudden heart and said:
"When it comes to detoxification, I have a Xiang Pei given to me by a friend, and I can also vaguely detoxify. I wonder if Lord Duwei can let the boy give it a try?"
Lord Zhang volunteered, but Bao Chuxiong did not respond. Although he was humble, everyone in the tent seemed to have seen the poisoned soldiers jumping around.
If Xingyan knew what they were thinking at this time, he would probably be very nervous because he really just wanted to give it a try. Fortunately, the scene that everyone imagined was taken for granted has become a fact:
The crystal-clean jade pendant in Xingyan's hand would automatically emit a bright white light as long as it approached about half an inch of the fire poison wound. Then, millions of slender red silks were quickly absorbed into the jade in this white light.
What is slightly different from everyone's imagination is that after the treatment of more than a dozen people, the jade pendant was still as smooth as before and did not show any strange colors. Now Bao Chuxiong and others are no longer surprised by Xingyan's magical methods, and only praise them in their hearts:
"It's indeed the treasure of Luofu Mountain, so magical!"
Among the people, only two were slightly strange:
One person was Zhang Yuner. Seeing Xingyan also taking Xiang Zhongyu Pendant to absorb fire poison on the injured county soldiers, this female disciple of the Tianshi Sect had somehow a hint of redness appeared on her pretty face. However, this slight redness, hidden under the red shells on her chest, was unexpected that anyone could notice it.
The other one is this man holding a jade pendant. Although his expression was as normal on the surface, he also sighed in his heart:
"I didn't expect that Miss Juying gave me such a treasure!"
"Well, although the chance to meet her is slim, if you meet Master Lingcheng next time, you might as well ask her about her news, so that I can understand my gratitude."
After a short while, the bandit-suppressing troops gathered their flags and set off on their way back to the city.
Just like when he came, Qionghu was still riding on a high-headed white horse, but now the "Flying Snow" given to him solemnly, he turned around while stepping on his hooves; this was due to the rider on his back. Xingyan refused the kindness of the Duwei Bao and was determined to be Qionghuo. On the way, basically no one talked to Xingyan, only Sheng Hengtang, the Tianshizong, came to talk to him on the way.
What Sheng Hengtang said at first sounded quite abrupt in Xingyan's ears; he had never heard of the "Great Light Shield" and "Flying Bird Slash" that he had never heard of. At first, he was confused when he said it. After a while of conversation, Xingyan gradually understood that the "Xu Sun Xuan Hua Jie" he used yesterday was the secret technique of Shangqing Palace praised by Sheng Hengtang; the sword-fighting dance that Xiao Qiongwu flew up and down was the lost unique skill "Flying Bird Slash" that made him envious.
Obviously, the little girl Qiongzuo had never learned anything about her predecessors' unique knowledge of "Flying Bird Slash", which is nonsense. Xingyan knows her origin very well. This little girl can show her yesterday's methods, which is really a natural wisdom. However, the name of "Flying Bird Slash" is very appropriate to think about it. After careful consideration, I found that Xiao Qiongzuo Jianwu's figure was derived from the usual playful dance with the birds on the Thousand Bird Cliff.
However, the idea of "Great Light Shield" in Shengheng Tang was refreshing. It turned out that according to the middle-aged Taoist, "Great Light Shield" is a well-known spell in the Shangqing Palace of Luofu Mountain. It can withstand many magic attacks and also have the effect of restoring power. It is said that the "Qinghe Zhenren" who won the lead for four consecutive times at the Taoist Ceremony Jiayuan Conference was largely helped by this technique.
After listening for a long time, Xingyan finally understood that the words "Great Light Shield" were probably what other sects called "Xu Yao Xuanhua Jue" in Shangqing. Hearing the replies, Xingyan felt aroused:
"I finally understand why my strength recovered quickly yesterday!"
He was originally surprised that he had refining the divine and transforming into emptiness last night and tried to restore some Taihua Taoist power, but he was just a little more refreshed and his whole body was still weak. Now it seems that the reason is this. If he hadn't been worried about the sudden appearance of a flame and a turbulent aura at this moment, Xingyan would have to try the effect of this magic formula when he stood upside down, and whether it was true as Sheng Hengtang said.
Not long after talking to Xingyan, Sheng Hengtang and others asked him and Bao Duwei to resign. Although everyone kept him and kept them, these disciples of the Tianshi Sect still left. I think it was because of the idea that Lin Xu had offered yesterday that almost caused the officers and soldiers to be in a desperate situation, so I felt that it was better to turn back halfway, so as not to be embarrassed when I saw the prefect again. Although I had experienced this kind of life and death, Bao Chuxiong and others would not expose their shortcomings; but what kind of figures Sheng Hengtang and others were, they would not be arrogant to others. It is normal to leave so resolutely.
When we were about to part, everyone was reluctant to leave. Xingyan and these fellow Taoists shared the opportunity to see each other again tomorrow.
There were about eleven or two disciples of this group of Tianshi Sect when they came, but when they returned, there were only six people left, less than half of them. Under the vast sky, the figures gradually faded in the dust of grass roads and dust seemed so lonely and lonely.
Looking at their gradually fading backs, a sad air filled the hearts of the young man. From this moment on, Xingyan suddenly realized that he missed the light and leisurely life on Qiandian Cliff.
After returning to Jieyang and reporting the battle against bandits with Bao Chuxiong, Xingyan said goodbye. Although Duan was kind enough to keep him and sincerely invited him and Qionghuo to visit Panyu, Xingyan was already homeless and politely refused.
Seeing that he was firm in his attitude, Duan Taishou did not force him. According to Bao Chuxiong's report just now, he emphasized to Xingyan that the demon bandit was indeed powerful. Duan Xuanhuai ordered people to take a plate of scattered gold and silver and give him to him for money for travel. This share of money was obviously too rich compared to the journey. However, the person who gave the silver was sincere and Xingyan was humble, so he accepted it. As for the temporarily lame white horse, the prefect originally wanted to give it to the young man's mount, but when he heard that it was inconvenient to raise horses on Luofu Mountain, he wanted to sell it at the foot of the mountain, and Duan Xuanhuai no longer forced it. However, according to his wishes, he discounted the ungiven foot force and added a few more cakes of silver to Xingyan's bag.
At this point, this hard work is a reward.
Although the disciples of the Tianshi Sect have left, Bao Chuxiong has not forgotten what they have entrusted. Before Xingyan has set off, Bao Duwei has already pleaded for the prisoners of the Tianshi Sect.
However, the originally happy Prefect Duan, when he heard that it was the matter of the Tianshi teaching the people, frowned and was exhausted. Finally, he was lucky enough to wake up and say something to ask for love. Duan Xuan Huaicai agreed happily. Seeing the prefect agree, Bao Chuxiong seemed to have left a worry. Now, the county commander in a good mood said quickly:
"Mr. Duan, I, Bao Chuxiong, really convinced you today!"
"oh?"
"It is indeed a pity for the master to know others! If it weren't for the help of Lord Zhang, Chu Xiong would have become a lost ghost. I saw Lord Zhang paying attention to Lord Zhang before going to war. I was a little confused when I saw Lord Zhang before going to war. Now I think about it, Chu Xiong is really stupid!"
"Hahaha!"
"This is the first time that Lord Duwei flattered me! In fact, Master Zhang is a young talented man with infinite magic power, and his subordinates have been revered for a long time!"
When Bao Chuxiong was convinced, Duan Xuanhuai laughed with his hands and held his beard with his hands, which was obviously very proud. Of course, Xingyan would not take the prefect's polite words seriously.
Saying goodbye to the prefect Duwei and others, Xingyan and Qionghun rode the thin donkey together on the way home together. Now the young man no longer has the heart to think about the sword and sword, fighting fiercely; in his heart, he just wanted to return to his calm Qiandian Cliff earlier.
Behind the two, the blue and blue bird floating golden flag, which had been left as the banner of the Nanhai County army, was waving in the wind over Jieyang, making a sound...
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Chapter completed!