Chapter 4 Scholar, read it again
Sensing the crisis, the red-furred fox threw away the book and jumped to the side. The flying sword grazed the fox’s head, and a puff of blood fell into it along with half of its ear. In the grass.
The red fur fox took advantage of the flying sword to scurry into the dense forest, and then disappeared after a few retreats.
The flying sword swung left and right in mid-air, then roared and flew into the distance.
One person and two demons waited patiently for a long time.
After confirming that the fox and Feijian were no longer nearby, Gong Er lowered his voice and said to Li Chuan: "Scholar, do you still want to drink water? Go quickly, we will leave here after drinking."
Li Chuan hurriedly Said: "You want what you want. How about I go there alone? I'll come back after I drink."
Pang San's pliers scratched the ground a few times.
Although Gong Er felt that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, he thought that the fox had run away long ago. Since Feijian was chasing the fox, it was impossible for him to still be around here, so he made a decision and said : "Let's go there together."
Arrived at the stream, Li Chuan squatted down.
He tried to ignore the blood stains on the stone and the half of a fox ear in the grass.
Reach out your hands and hold the water to drink.
The water in the stream is sweet and refreshing.
I washed my face again and felt refreshed.
Half of Pang San's body was soaked in the water, blowing bubbles, and his dry lines seemed to have become lighter.
Li Chuan glanced at the book that the fox had dropped, and a corner of it was soaked in water. He reached out and picked up the book.
When my hand touched the book, golden light flashed before my eyes.
Li Chuan blinked twice and saw the golden sunlight shining on the stream. Without thinking, he put the book into his lapel.
Seeing that Li Chuan had finished drinking the water, Gong Er began to urge again, "Okay, okay, let's quickly find a place to rest and sleep. We have to travel at night!"
Leave the stream Finally, one person and two demons found a shady place to rest.
At dusk, a cool breeze began to blow, and dense clouds filled the sky
The fine rain penetrated into his neck, and Li Chuan shivered. He stopped Gong Er, who was striding forward, and said, "Brother Gong, It’s raining, let’s find a place to take shelter quickly.”
Gong Er didn’t stop, but turned his head and glanced at him, and said in a sharp voice: “Nonsense, there will be rain wherever there is rain!” "
Pan San rolled his eyes. He felt the water vapor in the air and said, "It's going to rain heavily."
Li Chuan quickly continued to persuade: "Brother Gong, I am. It’s not that I’m afraid of rushing. I’m sitting on Brother Pang and I don’t have to exert any strength myself. What I’m afraid of is that I’ll get caught in the rain, catch a cold, or get sick.”
When Gong Er heard the word sick, he was startled and said, "You can't get sick! You can't die!"
But Gong Er and Pang San didn't know where to take shelter from the rain.
They could only speed up their pace, move forward, and search all the way. It was not until night fell that they saw a ruined temple.
As soon as one person and two demons walked into the ruined temple, they heard a roar and white light exploded over the dense forest.
Raindrops the size of soybeans fell.
Li Chuan slipped off the crab shell and found a dry corner to sit down. He took out the remaining meatloaf from lunch and took a few bites. He raised his head and suddenly found that Pang San was missing.
Li Chuan asked Gong Er: "Where did Brother Pang go?"
Gong Er pointed his tail outside, "He went to soak in the water."
That’s right, crabs are not afraid of getting wet in the rain.
With the light of lightning, Li Chuan could clearly see the layout of the ruined temple.
There is a damaged statue in the middle, which may be an earth god; there are some traces of murals on the surrounding walls, which are all peeled off and blurred.
There seemed to be some sound coming through the sound of rain. Li Chuan turned his head and saw a man holding a broken umbrella and moving into the temple.
While shaking and closing the umbrella, the person said: "It's raining so hard."
Then she seemed to see Li Chuan and Li Chuan hiding in the corner. Gong Er, after looking around, took out a fire stick from his backpack and lit it.
Li Chuan and Gong Er saw her appearance clearly - an old woman with gray hair.
Gong Er shook his hair and relaxed his body.
Li Chuan was also a little disappointed.
After seeing Li Chuan, the old woman said: "Young man, look for firewood in the temple and make a fire."
Hearing this, Li Chuan looked around by the light of the fire. The back door There is a stool with a broken leg nearby, which may be used as firewood. He brought the stool to the old woman, and they worked together to dismantle the stool.
The old woman looked shaky, but she was stronger than Li Chuan. Her nails were black and long, like hooks.
After the fire was lit, the old woman put the backpack aside. She noticed Gong Er standing in the corner, her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed: "What a mighty big cock!"
Hearing this, Gong Er turned around, lowered his head and pecked the ground repeatedly.
The old woman laughed twice and sat down by the fire.
Li Chuan also sat down.
By the fire, the body gradually warmed up.
The old woman asked him: "Hunter, where are you from?"
Li Chuan replied: "I am from Yunqiao Township."
The old woman asked: "Oh, Yunqiao Township, I went there when I was a child. Where are you going?”
Li Chuan noticed that Gong Er glanced at him, so he said, “I’m going to visit an elder’s home.”
The two chatted for a while. The old woman looked very sleepy and gradually stopped talking.
The night is long.
Li Chuan listened to the sound of rain for a while and felt that it would rain for at least a while, so he took out the book he picked up by the stream and read the words on it by the light of the fire.
Fortunately, I have the memory of the scholar Li Chuan. I can recognize five or six of the ten characters. The title of the book is "The Classic of Patterns". I read a few lines without even guessing, and it seems to be about how to make up for menstruation. Decorated.
Li Chuan laughed secretly in his heart that the fox was illiterate and regarded a reference book as a treasure.
Looking dizzy with half-comprehension, Li Chuan flipped the book back. There were no words in the second half of the book, just pictures, from simple to complex, maybe they were decorative patterns.
Closing the book, Li Chuan casually glanced in the direction of the old woman. The old woman was breathing heavily and snoring from time to time. She seemed to be fast asleep.
Suddenly, Li Chuan's pupils shrank, and he controlled his expression and turned his head.
He saw that half of the old woman’s right ear was missing!
My heart is over the edge, but it doesn’t show on my face at all.
Based on his decades of accumulation of TV dramas and novels, he can be sure that the old woman in front of him is the red-furred fox by the stream during the day, and she came here for the "Pattern Sutra" in his hand!
How did she find them?
What is her purpose?
If you just want a book, just give it to her.
But if she wants to silence...
Li Chuan thought about the performance of the two men and three others during the day. One of them and two demons together would probably be no match for her.
Gong Er and Pang San didn’t even realize she was a demon!
So Li Chuan found the most difficult passage from his memory and stuttered while shaking the book.
After memorizing it for a while, I heard the old woman ask: "Young man, are you reading the words in this book?"
(End of this chapter)