"Incense, dedicate the incense to me..."
Yin Xiu kept repeating this murmur, but she only felt more and more confused.
Hai Dongqing had woken up, and there was nothing wrong except that his face was paler than before.
But when he heard Yin Xiu say this, Hai Dongqing couldn't help but glare at him.
"Are you crazy?"
"I'm a Taoist priest, why should I hit evil? It's not bad if evil hits me." Yin Xiu said dissatisfied.
"Then since you didn't hit evil, why are you repeating these sentences over and over again? Isn't it annoying?" Hai Dongqing rolled his eyes to the sky.
"Actually, I have already discovered..."
A mysterious smile suddenly appeared on Yin Xiu's face, and she approached Hai Dongqing.
Hai Dongqing was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and couldn't help but take a few steps back, "What are you doing!?"
Yin Xiu just smiled and lowered her voice, "Actually, you don't want others to know that you..."
"What do you know?" Ma Xiaoyu suddenly asked.
"He's afraid of snakes."
Yin Xiu pointed at Hai Dongqing, "Normally he would not blink an eye when asked to hunt a tiger, but when he saw the big snake, he was obviously frightened."
Hai Dongqing and Ma Xiaoyu were immediately relieved. Ma Xiaoyu patted her chest, causing a wave of ups and downs. "Just be afraid. What's the big deal? I'm still afraid of mice."
"I just think it's fun."
Yin Xiu looked to the other side. Liu Banxian and Wei Dahong were lighting cigarettes, sitting on two tree stumps, and having a long conversation.
"Boss Wei, I bumped into such a monster as soon as I entered the mountain. It's really scary."
"Quite?"
Wei Dahong bit the cigarette butt, took two deep puffs of the cigarette, and shed tears because of the foreign leaves, "Master, even in my three lifetimes, I'm afraid our family has never heard such scary things from the mouths of those storytellers. .
A large group of monkeys came out to catch people, and then something taller than a tree jumped up from the ground. It could also move. I have never seen anything so scary. ”
"I know, don't talk about you, even I am scared out of my wits."
Liu Banxian smiled, took out a money bag from his pocket, and handed it to Wei Dahong, who was still confused.
"That's it. We'll walk the rest of the way by ourselves."
Wei Dahong grabbed the money bag and immediately blushed, "We haven't reached the destination yet. This is the foot of the mountain, not the middle of the mountain. In our line of work, unless there is a fire, flood, or natural disaster, wherever the guests say, we will Just get it and don’t stop.”
"Already arrived."
Liu Banxian's smile looked very kind at this time, "Isn't this trip more dangerous than a military disaster? That beast is unreasonable, who knows when it will come again? Even if it doesn't cause trouble for you, a slight swing of its tail is enough to kill you. The man and the horse were crushed together.”
Wei Dahong nodded, but still hesitated to push the purse back in his hand.
For him, although this trip is dangerous, it is also related to his professional ethics and face. If he leaves like this, it will ruin the reputation of the entire Weijiagou.
Rather than this, it is better to...
"Boss Wei!"
Yin Xiu suddenly came over, his eyes widened and his expression serious.
"In your profession as a porter, is the most important thing to provide convenience to your guests?"
"It's natural."
Wei Dahong also handed Yin Xiu a cigarette, but was rejected.
"If that's the case, don't you understand now?" Yin Xiu said seriously.
"Understand what?"
Wei Dahong was a little confused, "I don't know much about it."
"I know."
Yin Xiu nodded, "It doesn't matter if you don't study a lot, but some people who study a lot are still morally corrupt, wearing suits and ties and acting like animals? What I mean is that now, Boss Wei, you have become some kind of obstacle to yourself."
"What?" Wei Dahong's eyes widened.
"I think I made it clear."
Yin Xiu's face no longer had the original kindness.
"You are here, no matter what kind of monster attacks, we have to take action to protect you. Because you have no power to fight back against such a monster. If it is fine in normal times, but now we have too much to take care of ourselves, then what are you doing? This is just a drag, not a help.
You have hindered us and made our journey inconvenient. ”
When Wei Dahong heard this, his face darkened, obviously unable to refute.
"Speaking like this is a bit too harsh." Hai Dongqing frowned.
"Yin Xiu would never say such a thing normally."
Ma Xiaoyu pursed her lips, "However, if he didn't say this, he wouldn't be able to drive away Boss Wei and the others. He doesn't want to make others feel guilty."
"So he calls himself a villain?"
"That's right."
Ma Xiaoyu's eyes were watery, "He has always been like this, using bad people's methods to do good things for people. In order to do a good thing, he uses all the evil methods and calculations that cannot be figured out. This is called thunderous means."< br>
"Then is he a good guy or a bad guy?"
Hai Dongqing was confused, "From your description, I just feel that he is more evil than a traitor, and a bad person is even worse."
"Does it matter if he's a good guy or a bad guy?" Ma Xiaoyu narrowed her eyes.
Sure enough, after Yin Xiu said these words, Wei Dahong was silent for a long time, nodded and said: "I understand, let's pack up and go down the mountain right away."
"The sooner the better."
Yin Xiu placed the money bag in Wei Dahong's hand and closed his palms.
"But with this money, you have already helped our village before..."
"One code equals one code."
Yin Xiu took his hand back and put it in his pocket, "We who slay demons don't lack this little money."
"Of course you are not short, I gave you this money." Liu Banxian muttered.
In this way, Wei Dahong finally collected the money, and his expression became much normal.
"Then if you need anything else, we will prepare it together and then leave."
"What do you need?"
Yin Xiu looked at Hai Dongqing.
Further up, even the horse has become a burden, and you can only climb up with one pair of feet. In this way, Hai Dongqing's experience and knowledge become particularly important.
"It was clearly promised that I would take action only when we were deep in the mountains."
Despite his reluctance, Hai Dongqing still took stock of the supplies.
"It is enough for each person to bring two bags of water, five large cakes, two kilograms of bacon, a pot of strong wine, and a little tobacco."
"Is this enough?"
Liu Banxian looked at him and said, "I have to eat a pancake for every meal."
"Don't worry."
Hai Dongqing suddenly sneered, "When you really start walking, you will be too tired to eat."
"Then please ask Boss Wei to help us prepare like this." Yin Xiu said. Wei Dahong responded, immediately led people to pack it up, and had the supplies ready in a short while.
However, these were only provisions for the journey. Yin Xiu and Ren Qi each carried a bag of gunpowder, which was heavy, probably weighing five kilograms.
Being occupied, Ren Qi simply wrapped the six swords in a piece of cloth and tucked them neatly under his arm.
To Yin Xiu, it was more like holding a golf bag.
Yin Xiu took off Chaofeng and planned to put it in a tree hole. When it was needed, he would use Five Ghosts to transport it there.
This is a special spell that can only be used on specific instruments. If it is placed elsewhere, it will not be useful even if the throat is dry.
From this point of view, the Wind-Mocking Sword that Naohuaxiong made for him is truly a magic weapon among magic weapons and a sharp weapon among sharp weapons.
After making up her mind, Yin Xiu turned to look at Ma Xiaoyu.
She should have brought a lot of things with her, but there was no trace of hiding anything on her body.
"What, what's the problem?"
Ma Xiaoyu turned around, and there was a bright color and cold light under the coat.
"What, do you have any questions?" she asked again.
Yin Xiu was stunned for a moment, "Yes, it's just about whether you can make another turn."
……
"Saint, tomorrow is the month of January."
The person who said this was Li Ze, who had a hooked nose, sinister eyes, and slender limbs.
He is the talker of the [Seven Families]. This time he went to the mountain and brought fifty experts, all of whom are top-notch experts under his command.
In fact, [Seven Families] is just the code name of a group of local masters, and they follow the southern style of fighting. They pay attention to burning incense when entering the house, and keeping their hands when fighting. They have their own set of rules.
It was precisely because of this set of rules that Li Ze did not escape secretly like others, but actually stayed for a full month after making the agreement.
However, tomorrow is the agreed time limit, and no matter how patient he is, he has reached his limit at this moment.
The White Lotus Saint has a beautiful face and looks very young, but she also has the charm of a mature woman. Standing so close to her, Li Ze couldn't help but feel a different kind of emotion.
However, he knew very well in his heart that this was an untouchable woman, troublesome and dangerous.
As long as he makes enough money, why bother wasting time and thoughts on the White Lotus Saint?
Therefore, he quickly retracted some of Qili's thoughts and just focused on communicating with the White Lotus Saint.
However, Saint White Lotus just closed her eyes, wondering if she was listening.
After Li Ze coughed twice more, the White Lotus Saint opened her eyes and looked at him.
This sacred and solemn look made all his previous thoughts disappear, leaving only respect and rigor.
However, business has always had nothing to do with respect, so he was ready to push again.
The White Lotus Saint just raised her hand, "Master Li, what time is it now?"
Li Ze looked outside and replied: "It's just a few moments after noon, and the sun is setting in the west."
"That'll be soon."
"What's so fast?"
Li Ze frowned, quite puzzled by the demeanor and behavior of the White Lotus Saint, who was so nagging that she even wanted to deceive herself.
However, Saint White Lotus seemed to have read his mind and just said lightly: "I mean it's okay."
Her sharp-knuckled fingers pointed to the other end of the mountain, where there was a lush, lovely and graceful pine tree on the top.
"When the sun reaches the top of the pine tree, the secret on the wall will no longer be hidden."
"Is this your speculation?"
"No." Saint White Lotus shook her head, "This is the decree of Mother Wusheng. She conveyed it to me in a dream."
When the White Lotus Saint said this, all the White Lotus believers around her looked pious and clasped their hands in front of their chests.
"No birth mother, empty hometown!"
Li Ze didn't comment, just walked outside the cave and greeted the people waiting outside the door.
Some of these people are his subordinates, and some are heads of other sects, or simply his colleagues - Tufuzi.
As soon as Li Ze came out, someone rushed to him and said, "Master Li, what's wrong? What did the White Lotus Saint say?"
Li Zechong raised his hands to everyone as a greeting, and then he repeated the words of the White Lotus Saint to everyone.
"Oh, this woman is really stupid after eating incense and candles."
"Damn it, if she wants to play these crazy things, why don't we play with her?"
"Playing? If she is willing to play with our brothers, I don't mind picking up the leftovers from the brothers. After all, I haven't touched a woman in more than a month."
When someone said this, everyone else laughed mischievously, and the crowd was filled with an atmosphere of joy.
Li Ze just smiled slightly and still stared at the pine tree on the top of the mountain.
Everyone was bored anyway, so they all stayed here to watch with him, just for entertainment or to give themselves a good reason to leave.
"By the way, did you hand over those two rice dumplings we made in southern Xinjiang?" Someone suddenly asked Li Ze.
"Don't talk nonsense."
Li Ze frowned, "Those masters who don't understand sense of propriety dare to pour any kind of rice dumplings. Even before the money is warm in their hands, they are all slaughtered by the imperial court."
"Oh, speaking of it, that's really strange. A professor from Hong Kong suddenly wants to study some kind of zombies. Those local masters are also hungry, so they passed out rice dumplings overnight.
As a result, it was just like Mr. Li said, all the local masters in southern Xinjiang were wiped out. I wanted to recruit a lama a while ago but couldn't find anyone to help. ”
"Master Li, are you really not involved in this?"
"If I had touched that thing, would I still be standing here and jumping around?"
Li Ze's frown deepened, as if he was reluctant to mention this matter.
"Don't even talk about it. The matter of decapitation will bring bad luck."
He seemed to have quite a reputation, and once he talked about it, others stopped mentioning it and just moved the topic to other aspects.
After a while, the sun, which was not strong in winter, slowly slanted to the west and finally set on the top of the pine trees.
Someone watched for a while and finally burst into laughter, like a crow.
Everyone also laughed.
At this moment, the mountains and rivers shook, as if the surrounding mountains were falling towards them. Countless birds came out of the forest and flew toward the sun.
Everyone was shocked by this vision and could not speak for a long time.
After a while, I suddenly heard shouts of surprise coming from the rock wall.
"Found it! Found it!"
"There is a mechanism on the cave wall!"
"Several chains and a handle!"
Amidst waves of louder shouts, the White Lotus Saint walked out of the cave, ignoring the respectful or fearful looks of Li Ze and others, and instead looked at the rock wall.
Above it, there was a man holding a white flag representing success and waving it constantly.
All the White Lotus believers present shouted loudly.
"A vacuum hometown, a birthless mother!"
"A vacuum hometown, a birthless mother!" (End of Chapter)