Chapter 75 Craftsman
The next step is the Chinese New Year.
Li Chuan was already very famous in Yunqiao Township at this time. He was welcomed and sent there every day. He ate a lot of fat and had a round belly. He spent a fat year.
At the end of the first lunar month, Tong Luo left with the monster hunters.
When the wintersweet flowers were all blooming, Li Chuan finally packed his luggage. He planned to go to Xiushan County, the seat of Bing County, for a tour, and then go all the way south, eating, shopping and playing. After getting almost there, I followed Gong Er and Pang San to Tianju Mountain to have a look and cultivate their soul.
On the first day of the plan, it rained. Let’s wait until the rain stops before setting off.
On the fifth day of the plan, it was written on the almanac that it was not a good day to travel. After flipping through a few pages, I finally found a good day.
The first step of the plan...
Li Chuan stretched out in the early spring sunshine and carried the bookcase on his back. As soon as he stepped out of the door with one foot, he heard someone Knock on the door.
“Brother Li, is Brother Li here?”
Li Chuan opened the door, but before he could say anything, he saw a man wearing a Taoist crown and Taoist robe standing outside the door. The ruby on his sword was shining brightly. It was Wen Guying.
Wen Guying saw Li Chuan's appearance and said hurriedly: "Brother Li is going out? Fortunately, I came by chance, otherwise I would have missed it."
Li Chuan silently told Wen Guying Welcomed in.
Knowing that they could not go out today, they all crawled out of the bookbox, called Senior Brother Wen, and were asked a few questions.
Then Wen Guying turned his eyes to Li Chuan and asked, "Where are you going, brother Li?"
Li Chuan told Wen Guying his travel plan.
Wen Guying agreed and said: "Qiongdao Lake in Xiushan County is worth a visit. At this time, the mountain peaks are dyed green, the willow leaves are rippling, and the lake and mountains are beautiful. It is a good time for boating."
Then. He added: "I happen to be from Xiushan County. When I sent them back a year ago, I told them that I would come to look for you. But I didn't expect that something had delayed me, and it has been delayed until now."
"What does the Taoist priest want from me?" Li Chuan asked.
Wen Guying replied: "I have something to ask you for help. Let's sit down and talk about it carefully. It may have something to do with what you did on Xuanshui Mountain."
When he heard the words "Xuanshui Mountain", Li Chuan's expression immediately changed.
He has been delaying going out because of the shadow cast by Xuanshui Mountain on him.
He is a person who likes hanging out. As long as he hangs out, joins in the fun, chats, or does anything, he feels very happy.
I can’t sit still at home.
I am tired of visiting Yunqiao Township again.
The winter country adventure is over.
For this trip, he specially spent money to buy the latest version of "The Great Demon Collection" and the map of the Great Jiang Dynasty. He invited several people from the caravan to dinner and asked them for advice, and then he booked the current one. route.
Both Tong Luo and Wukong commented that on this route, one can go back and forth safely with eyes open.
As soon as he went out, someone mentioned Xuanshui Mountain to him.
Unlucky.
Wen Guying noticed Li Chuan's discomfort and said, "This matter really can't be done without you. Let's sit down and talk about it slowly."
Li Chuan had no choice but to bring Wen Guying into the house. , took the cover away and asked him to sit down.
"Brother Li, after your skills spread, many people will come to you. You must gradually get used to these and establish rules." Wen Guying looked around and said, "What are you doing here?" It’s too deserted, and there’s no one to boil water or serve tea.”
Li Chuan didn’t answer, but said, “Let’s settle today’s matters first.”
Review the past. We should start from the beginning, "Although Xiushan County is the seat of Chaobing County, its terrain is long and narrow, crossing many mountains and rivers, so some places are very remote and uninhabited."
Li Chuan nodded, indicating that he understood.
Wen Guying continued: "There is a Xialin Village in Xiushan County. It is deep in the mountains. Due to inconvenient transportation, few people inside come out, and people from outside will not go there. Before this year, a The caravan sent an old woman and her little granddaughter back."
"The old woman's son-in-law is also from the caravan. She usually helps with cooking and doing chores in the caravan. The former son-in-law died of illness, so the people in the caravan planned to send the old woman and her granddaughter back to Xialin Village to live there. "
Li Chuan was a little confused when he heard this. , Daoist Wen should talk to him about some high-level things, why are you talking about these country chats?
So he asked. "Don't worry, we'll talk about it soon," Wen Guying said calmly, "When they arrived at Xialin Village, they found that all the people in the village were dead in terrible conditions. But the murderer did not leave and was waiting there. This The murderer is an abandoned disciple of the Four Gods Palace, my former junior brother.”
Li Chuan understood why Wen Guying was involved in this matter.
Wen Guying said: "The murderer's name is Guan Zhongqiu. Brother Li, you may not have heard of this name, but he has a great reputation in Xuanmen. Let's put it this way, he is the most talented young monk in the past hundred years. , no one."
"Then what can I do?" Li Chuan was still at a loss.
“When the caravan discovered Xialin Village, it immediately reported it to the officials, and then the officials arrested him. Because the evidence was conclusive, he was scheduled to be interrogated and executed in the spring of this year.”
"Originally, I didn't want to get involved in this matter. After all, it would be very easy for him to escape, but he didn't escape. No, he escaped once. He escaped and tried to kill the woman and her little granddaughter."
Li Chuan felt that Wen Guying was not telling the truth. If he really didn't want to get involved, he could just ignore it.
“The little granddaughter has just turned one year old and can’t even speak.” Wen Guying’s expression became serious, “There happened to be a monk passing by at that time, who rescued them and also yelled at him. I came here for this reason years ago."
"I have known him for more than a hundred years, and it is hard for me to believe that he would do such a crazy thing. I want to ask him what the reason is."
"He asked me to kill the old woman and the young girl for him. He said that there are no people in Xialin Village, they are all white ghosts."
"White Walkers?" Li Chuan caught a key word.
“White Walker is the name he gave himself. I don’t know what it is, but more than thirty years ago, he did bring a mortal girl into the Four Gods Palace and invited many people. The teacher had a ghost cultivator and even stole the token and asked the immortal to come and check the girl's body and soul."
"There is no problem," Wen Guying said in a serious tone: "We all thought that he might be. In cultivation Something went wrong and he had inner demons. He paid the price and became an abandoned disciple. It turned out that he had been hunting down everyone who had left Xialin Village over the past few years. , just stay at the entrance of the village and don't let anyone out or come in."
"Kill them all until he is about to die."
"That girl and your junior brother are. What's the relationship?" Li Chuan asked.
"She is that old woman. My junior brother is very happy with her." Wen Guying replied.
Then, Wen Guying finally told the purpose of his visit, "I have already checked Xialin Village, and there is nothing abnormal. So I would like to ask Brother Li to go to Xialin Village to see if there is anything so-called 'White Walker', don't worry, I will go with you on this trip, and I will ensure your safety, and you will definitely not see a single monster."
Wen Guying promised while tempting, "No matter the outcome. No matter what, you can choose a heaven-level magic weapon from the Four Gods Palace and take it away.”
“I can’t use the magic weapon,” Li Chuan was not dazzled by the magic weapon. He was very sincere. Said: "I think... is it possible that your junior brother is crazy? Do you want to check him out, such as inner demons and the like? What else is there, such as being unable to love, going crazy for him?"
"I have also considered this," he requested again, "Brother Li, please come with me to see if there are any White Walkers or other unusual things. If there are, then I will do it anyway. I want to give my junior brother justice; if not, I will supervise the execution on the day of questioning.”
Li Chuan asked: "Then what does this have to do with what I did on Xuanshui Mountain? And I really can only mend things and look at the patterns."
"What did you see in the strange rocks? ?" Wen Guying asked.
Li Chuan was very calm: "A kind of sticky bug can replicate, and the sword energy is directed at the bug."
Wen Guying said: "Qin Tianjian has already sent Xuanshui Mountain to The matter of the secret realm has been handed over to Xuanmen. Currently, the Four Gods Palace, Xuanyuemen, and Xumishan are jointly investigating, but they have not found the bug you mentioned."
"Have you checked it, Chief Wen?" Li Chuan asked.
Wen Guying did not hide anything, "I went, I brought a magic weapon, so I saw some traces. I knew it was Huan Shuo, a sign of decline. It was about immortals, so it was extremely secretive, and few people knew about it. Li If you are interested, brother, I can give you a detailed answer. I will definitely tell you everything.”
At this point, Li Chuan knew that it was difficult for him to refuse, so he took the opportunity to accept it: “I originally said it. I'm going to Xiushan County. It won't hurt to go with you, but I have many questions in my mind. I wonder if the chief can answer them for me? "
" You said.
"When you persuaded me to go to Xuanshui Mountain, do you really think there is no danger in that trip?" He cared about this very much.
"Really." Wen Guying answered Li Chuan seriously, "King Black Horn has great ambitions. He will not confront the Qintian Prison now just for the sake of temporary pride. And Miss Zhu is also reliable. .”
"There are many monsters in Xuanshui Mountain, tens of thousands of them. Do the little mining monsters at the bottom think so much?"
Wen Guying was silent, and after a long time he said: "I didn't think carefully enough. "
Looking at Wen Guying's attitude, Li Chuan still didn't believe it, but he decided to let it go for the time being. He said, "Okay, let's go now?"
" Everything depends on Brother Li’s convenience.”
“Let’s go, let’s go,” Li Chuan called the two men to enter the book box, and then asked Wen Guying: “How should we go, the fairy boat or the sword? "You can't just walk over, right?"
Wen Guying walked out of the house, flicked his long sleeves, and a carriage appeared in the yard. Two heroic white horses stood upright, their fur shone in the sun, the carriage was gorgeous, and the long curtains moved automatically without wind.
He said: "I will give this gadget to Brother Li."
(End of this chapter)