Tianchi Mountain, south side.
…
Chen Yu led four guards to escort Lin Zhao all the way down the mountain.
When he walked to the mountain god temple halfway up the mountain, Lin Zhao took another look. Lin Zhao often came to this mountain god temple when he was a child. He followed his father and mother to offer incense and pray for blessings. But later he rarely came. At that time, the mountain god temple was also relatively shabby.
, now it seems that it has received funding from the Great Shang Dynasty, and has begun to renovate and expand, and the facade has also been changed to a more imposing one.
A mountain temple carries many memories of the boy's father and mother.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Yu smiled slightly: "Can't bear to leave?"
"may be."
Lin Zhaodao: "The farthest place I went to before was Beishan Jiuzhangyuan, but this time I'm going to Dashang's Baidi City. Along the way... I'm still a little uneasy."
Chen Yu smiled, patted the young man on the shoulder and said: "A man has ambitions in all directions. He always wants to go out for a walk. See what the world is like, and also see more of the girls along the mountains and rivers. You can't just see them all your life."
Of these women in this small town.”
Lin Zhao blushed: "Oh..."
At this moment, a figure stepped out from the mountain god temple, cupped his hands towards Chen Yu, and said: "Su Fu, the mountain god of Tianchi Mountain, please see His Highness Yu!"
"Sir Tiger, you're welcome."
Chen Yu cupped his fists and said, "It's only right that Chen Yu meets the tiger."
Su Fu smiled slightly, his eyes fell on Lin Zhao, and said: "Is Lin Zhao going to travel far away?"
"Um."
Lin Zhao nodded: "Sir Tiger, your eyes are as bright as a torch, and your hole is like watching fire."
Su Fu laughed loudly, stroking his palms and said: "The rivers and lakes at the foot of the mountain are full of spirit and deceit. It is your first time to go down the mountain and set foot in the rivers and lakes, so be careful~~~"
"Thank you Tiger for your kind words!"
Lin Zhao cupped his fists and raised his hands.
Su Fu returned the gift.
"Let's go~~~"
Chen Yu grabbed Lin Zhao's wrist and led him down the mountain. At this moment, Chen Yu already regarded Lin Zhao as a younger brother.
Su Fu looked at the backs of the two of them, frowned, felt unhappy, shook his head, and returned to the Tiger Temple.
…
At the pavilion at the foot of the mountain, Lin Zhao said goodbye to Chen Yu, then took the map and set off from the foot of the mountain, all the way south.
He doesn't walk fast, but he doesn't walk slowly either.
In the evening, I walked to a mountain forest with no villages or shops. There was nothing to talk about. I took out a prepared rain cloth from a bamboo box and built a small shelter under the tree to protect it from the wind and rain. Then I took out
I ate the dry food with water, and after eating, I put my clothes on and leaned against a tree to sleep. Late at night, I heard the sound of horse hooves, which seemed to be the cavalry of the Tianchi Army on patrol.
Lin Zhao didn't care much and continued to sleep. When he opened his eyes, it was already morning, and the warm morning sunlight fell on his face. So he took out a small army pot, looked for some wild vegetables around, and took it from the bamboo box.
A piece of venison as big as a fist was cut into pieces and put into the pot, and then two flatbreads were baked over a campfire. When the surface of the flatbreads was browned and crispy, a pot of broth was ready. One person devoured them all.
Continue on your way.
Along the way, there were fist stakes and sword stakes as we hurried along. We were not walking very fast, but we were not going much slower either.
By the third day, we were hundreds of miles away from the snowy Tianchi.
During this period of time, Lin Zhao did not even see a single person. The thousands of miles between the Fusu Great Wall and the snow-covered Tianchi Lake were originally a war buffer zone, and the Shang Dynasty did not station troops.
In the afternoon, Lin Zhao walked quickly and arrived at a fiery red mountain forest.
After three years of cold winter, it is rare that you can still see the flaming red maple forest here. Surrounded by the flaming red maple forest, there is a large lake that stretches across. On the map, this lake is called Tongjing Lake.
A few miles away from Tongjing Lake, Lin Zhao had already stopped. In the perception of the second-level swordsman, there was an unknown thing ahead, and there was a faint evil spirit lingering. Looking from a distance, there was a peach blossom forest beside Tongjing Lake.
It’s so unbelievable. It’s already been the third year of cold winter all over the world. Why are the peach blossoms blooming? There must be something spiritual causing trouble!
He walked slowly through the maple forest, stepping on fallen leaves.
With the insight of the six-level martial artist, he stopped again. There were two human auras in front of him. The other party seemed to want to suppress the aura and not let himself notice it. Unfortunately, Lin Zhao still felt it.
When going down the mountain, Chen Yu said that the rivers and lakes are dangerous and one should be more careful. Therefore, although Lin Zhao came to practice boxing along the way, he had always suppressed his aura to the level of a first-level martial artist. In the eyes of others, he was at most a novice.
A young martial artist who travels around the world and sharpens his foundation as a martial artist is quite harmless to humans and animals.
As soon as they saw Lin Zhao stop walking, the two breaths suddenly lost their composure.
"It seems that this fellow Taoist has discovered it~~~"
On a leafy red maple, a figure floated down. It was a young Taoist priest about twenty years old, wearing a Taoist robe and holding a mahogany sword in his hand. He was extremely delicate and said with a smile: "Purple Spirit Mountain, cool breeze.
In the dojo, Xu Zhen, I have met fellow Taoists!"
The young man smiled and clasped his fists. This Taoist priest's realm was not low. He was practicing in the five spiritual realms, and he was almost in the fifth realm.
From the bushes, a man who blended in with the color of the grass also came out. He was a warrior carrying a broad sword. He was dressed in animal skins and had a rough look on his face. He put the sword on his shoulder and said with a smile: "Warrior
, Zhang Lei, I have met fellow Taoist!"
He is a martial artist of the fifth realm, with a very strong breath and a voice like thunder.
Lin Zhao immediately cupped his fists and said: "Lin Zhao."
"oh?"
Young Taoist priest Xu Zhenyi raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "May I ask fellow Taoist Lin Zhao, where are you coming from? And where are you going?"
"Coming from the north."
Lin Zhao smiled slightly and said: "Go to Baidi City of the Great Shang Dynasty to increase your knowledge."
"I see!"
Xu Zhen gave a warning and said: "In that case, I would like to advise my Taoist friends to take a detour. The Bronze Mirror Lake has not been peaceful recently. There are often monsters causing trouble. It has killed many people in the rivers and lakes and traders."
, No... Zhang Lei and I received a reward from the government and came here to kill a monster."
"Is that so?"
Lin Zhao frowned: "What kind of monster is it?"
"Look over there."
Xu Zhen pointed to a peach blossom forest in the distance and said with a smile: "On cold winter days, only winter plum blossoms bloom. How can these peach blossoms bloom in this season? To be honest, fellow Taoist, there are... people living in this Bronze Mirror Lake.
If you don't want to die as a monster who can't cultivate, you might as well take a detour, it's better to walk a little further than to lose your life."
"Um……"
Lin Zhao was hesitant. According to his temperament, he would not hide from trouble unless it was some great monster. Otherwise, if he had taken a detour early, what would be the point of grinding?
"Eh……"
On the side, Zhang Lei, a fifth-level warrior, gently put his sword on the ground. He seemed to have changed his mind. He patted the young Taoist Xu Zhen on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Fellow Taoist Xu, you are wrong. You see, little friend Lin Zhao is also a
For those who are in the martial arts realm, it would be wrong to let the martial artist avoid the edge, right? If little friend Lin Zhao is willing, you might as well come with us to catch the peach blossom demon!"
"That's fine!"
Xu Zhen frowned and said, "Lin Zhao, are you afraid of death?"
"Afraid!"
Lin Zhao smiled slightly: "Who is not afraid of death?"
"But isn't the purpose of our practice to conquer demons in the world? Since there are monsters causing trouble, we will never stand idly by, right?"
"That's the truth."
"So good."
Xu Zhen nodded: "How about the three of us go to Tongjing Lake together to meet the Peach Blossom Demon for a while?"
Lin Zhao nodded happily: "Okay!"
…
Not long after, on the shore of Tongjing Lake.
The three of them hid their auras and hid in the forest, watching the calm, mirror-like lake from a distance.
Xu Zhen frowned and said: "After a while, I used Taoist charms to force the Peach Blossom Demon out of the water, and led her to the shore to fight with me. When she leaves Tongjing Lake far enough, Taoist Zhang Lei, Taoist Lin Zhao, you guys will come together
Take action, Fellow Daoist Zhang Lei cuts off the Peach Blossom Demon's retreat, Fellow Daoist Lin Zhao, although he punches, must be careful not to actually kill the monster."
"oh?"
Lin Zhaodao: "Since the peach blossom demon harms people, why can't it be killed?"
"Keep it useful."
Xu Zhen said: "Just cripple him and leave him alive so that I can have an explanation with the master."
"Um."
Lin Zhao nodded and asked no more questions.
Xu Zhen slowly stepped forward with the mahogany sword and began to run the magic formula. Suddenly, wisps of Taoist spells appeared around him. He approached the lake step by step, took out a blood-red talisman, and threw it towards the lake.
He went out and shouted: "Order, suppress the demon!"
It’s a Taoist demon-suppressing talisman!
Lin Zhao widened his eyes and looked at it. This Taoist demon-suppressing talisman was different from the military demon-suppressing talisman taught by his third senior brother. The Taoist demon-suppressing talisman emphasized a kind of "heaven's way to conquer", which ordered the spring thunder and wind of heaven and earth to suppress the monsters.
, and the demon-suppressing talisman of the military strategist is very different. The command is the offensive spirit of the military strategist, using strong murderous aura to suppress the evil spirits. The origins of the two are different, but the final effect is the same.
“Tsk~~~”
The demon-suppressing talisman burned on the lake, turning into wisps of Taoist talisman patterns and suppressing them on the lake. Suddenly, the lake began to swirl rapidly, and the waves were turbulent. There seemed to be something under the water that was resisting the demon-suppressing talisman. Soon after,
, the talisman burned out, and the water returned to calm again.
"Um?!"
Lin Zhao frowned.
In the distance, the young Taoist priest's face was a bit lost, and he sneered: "You still dare to resist? That's fine, so that you know how powerful the Taoist master is!"
Saying that, Xu Zhen took out a demon-suppressing talisman again. This time it was actually a demon-suppressing talisman written on a piece of silver talisman paper. He burned it and threw it on the lake. Suddenly, there was a faint sound of wind and thunder in the air.
There was a sound, and the bottom of the lake once again set off huge waves. At this time, strands of pink peach petals rotated with the waves in the water. Then, a beautiful figure appeared in the waves of the water, a woman wearing a pink dress.
With the aura of a demon spirit, he frowned and looked at the other person: "Xu Zhen, are you really so shameless after repeatedly pestering me?"
"Suppress the monsters, and all those who seek the truth in the world will do their part!"
"How dare you say this?!"
The Peach Blossom Demon flew up, covering the sky with peach blossoms, raised his palm, turned into a rugged bone palm like a peach blossom branch, and slapped the young Taoist priest hard on the back.
"It's not that easy to kill me!"
Xu Zhen ran all the way to the edge of the maple forest, turned around and raised his mahogany sword: "Not only you, but also your dead ghost lover, I will order the power of heaven and earth to kill him!"
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