The white threads in Lin Xiaodong's blood vessels became more obvious, and the pain became more severe. He gritted his teeth and had blood vessels bulging on his neck and temples.
"Senior Brother Lin!"
Pan Xiaoxing and Guo Chuxiu said in unison.
Lin Xiaodong endured the severe pain, raised his head, bared his teeth and smiled: "You can break this poison in an instant!"
Master Xia Lan raised his head and laughed: "Okay, I'll wait and see how you break it!"
Lin Xiaodong used the Cloud Chasing Talisman and fired a white light at himself.
A cold wind blew, and white frost appeared all over his body. His whole body seemed to be frozen in the wind and snow.
"Senior Brother Lin?"
Guo Chuxiu and Pan Xiaoxing were so cold that they stepped aside, confused. Did he want to freeze himself to death?
The two junior sisters didn't know that Lin Xiaodong's eight characters were full of water, which was basically a tear of Empress Yunzhu, so they were not afraid of the cold, but the Gu silk was a living thing. How could it survive being frozen like this.
Seeing that Lin Xiaodong had frozen himself to death, Master Xia Lan smiled crookedly: "You have frozen yourself to death?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xiaodong, who was covered in white frost, slowly opened his eyes and smiled sinisterly at Master Xialan.
Master Xialan was frightened, took half a step back, stared and asked, "You won't die if you do this?"
Lin Xiaodong raised his right hand very slowly, with his middle and index fingers pointing at the Cloud Chasing Talisman above his head, and withdrew the cold air. The hoarfrost on his body gradually faded away, and the blood color gradually returned to his face, but the white threads in his blood vessels disappeared.
"ah?
You actually used this method to break the poison?"
Master Xia Lan opened his mouth and stared. He never thought that his Gu could be broken like this.
Lin Xiaodong stood up and said coldly: "Six months ago, Shi Hongliang followed Lu Hongda to Hongkou Village and arrested a hundred people to build his garden. He was indeed killed by me. If you insist on avenging him,
Then you and him are the same, and I will kill you!"
Seeing that it was difficult to win, Master Xialan took a few deep breaths, shook his head unwillingly, and said to Song Zhengjie: "Let's go!"
The two of them turned around and left.
Guo Chuxiu and Pan Xiaoxing both breathed a sigh of relief. One on the left and the other on the right, each grabbed an arm of Lin Xiaodong and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"
Lin Xiaodong nodded: "It's okay, the poison has been removed, but I can't go on my way today. I have to practice kung fu to expel the dirt from my body."
"Okay, we will protect you!"
The three of them went to the bamboo forest. Lin Xiaodong chose a stone, sat cross-legged on it and closed his eyes to practice. Guo Chuxiu and Pan Xiaoxing stood by.
One day passed and at night, Lin Xiaodong returned to normal and stayed with Guo Chuxiu and Pan Xiaoxing at an inn in a nearby town. At noon the next day, he returned to the mountain gate and went to the backyard to visit Taoist Linquan.
Linquan Taoist asked Lin Xiaodong: "How are things going in your village?"
Lin Xiaodong replied: "Everything has been resolved. Li Zheng from the next village bullied our village and has been taken away by Mr. Luo from the county town."
Pan Xiaoxing said: "When we came back, we met people from the Ziyan Sect looking for revenge against Lin Xiaodong."
Linquan Taoist squinted his eyes: "Oh?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "Shi Hongliang used to work for the county magistrate's son Lu Hongda, and helped him capture the people of Hongkou Village to be slaves. I hadn't gone up the mountain at that time, and I wanted to stop him, but I was no match for Shi Hongliang."
"I narrowly escaped death, but the villagers were captured. After that, I came to our Lingquan sect and studied Taoism for half a year. I went down the mountain and killed Shi Hongliang, and rescued the villagers. The county magistrate and his son were also punished to build gardens.
"
Taoist Linquan listened, nodded, and said disdainfully: "Chang Yangzi himself is not very capable, but he has accepted three generations of disciples and lacks discipline. He deserves this end. We are reasonable in this matter and are not afraid of them."
Pan Xiaoxing said: "When we were in Hongkou Village, we also fought with the disciples of Taoist Qiongyang of Wuliang Palace, but Taoist Qiongyang's disciples were still sensible and didn't meddle in other people's business."
Linquan Taoist looked at Lin Xiaodong and said: "It is a good thing to punish evil and promote good, but you must do what you can and don't act recklessly."
But what I was thinking was: "You cause trouble everywhere, don't take Pan Xiaoxing down the mountain next time."
Lin Xiaodong nodded in agreement, and the three of them went back to their residences.
Half a month passed, and Lin Xiaodong's cultivation level had increased a lot. That morning, Taoist Linquan sent Pan Xiaoxing to find him and said, "My father is looking for you in the backyard."
Lin Xiaodong went to the pavilion in the backyard, bowed his hands to Taoist Linquan and saluted: "Master."
Taoist Linquan said: "You, Junior Sister Shi, have been down the mountain for half a month and haven't come back yet. I'm afraid something happened at home. Please go down the mountain and have a look."
Lin Xiaodong agreed, and Linquan Taoist said: "Shi Pingying's family lives in Fuyang Village, Huaizhi Town. You can find out if you go and inquire."
"Okay, disciple, come down the mountain immediately."
After leaving the backyard, Lin Xiaodong packed his bags and led his horse down the mountain.
Fuyang Village in Huaizhi Town is about thirty miles away from Pingliang Mountain, and it takes two days to travel. We stayed halfway that night and arrived the next day.
Fuyang Village is surrounded by a hillside. There is a small river in front of the village. The reeds are covered with white canopies. The breeze blows the reed flowers and the scenery is very beautiful.
Different from the thatched houses in Hongkou Village, the houses in Fuyang Village are all adobe houses, probably because they are close to the river and it is easier to get mud. The courtyard walls and sheds are also made of adobe, which is much more refined than Hongkou Village.
Arriving at the first house at the entrance of the village, Lin Xiaodong stood at the gate and asked, "Is there anyone there?"
A young village woman walked out of the room. Seeing that she was a Taoist priest, she asked, "What's wrong, little master?"
Lin Xiaodong asked: "Is there a family named Shi in the village who has a daughter named Shi Pingying who has gone to the mountains to learn Taoism in the past six months?"
The village woman raised her head and said, "Oh, you are talking about the rich family of Shi De."
"How do I get there?"
The village woman shook her head: "Oh, it's an unlucky time for you to come here. The rich Shi De family has moved away and moved to their hometown in the south, Xiyan Village."
"Why have you moved away?"
The village woman sighed: "Hey, Shi Defu is an honest man and is being bullied!"
Lin Xiaodong became angry when he heard this: "Being bullied?"
"Yes, Shi Defu's brother Shi Decai has been living in the county town for so many years without having a family. Now that he has a family, he doesn't have a house in the county town. When he comes back, he robs his brother's house. How can you think of a brother like this?
"
"Robbing a house?"
Lin Xiaodong gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
The village woman nodded, stepped forward, and sighed: "The hemp rope only picks and breaks at the thinnest places, and bad luck only seeks out the miserable.
Didn’t his daughter go to the mountains to learn Taoism? There is only one daughter in his family. They are not too old and can take care of themselves at home."
"But who would have thought that not long after the girl left, Shi Defu fell ill, suffered hemiplegia, a shrunken leg, and couldn't get out of bed, so he relied on his wife to take care of him.
It's nothing, at least I have a place to live, but my brother came back at this time, and Shi Defu couldn't get out of bed, so his brother carried him to the yard."
"The couple had no choice but to go to Xiyan Village. That was their hometown. There was a shabby shack, so they just made do with it. Alas!"
The village woman shook her head, obviously very dissatisfied with this matter.