Lin Xiaodong was surprised: "This is obviously a cold pool, but why does it become like a hot spring?"
When I was confused, I had already arrived in front of the pool. The bamboo forest suddenly opened up. The strange rocks beside the pool were jagged and jagged, but the water in the pool was bubbling and almost boiling.
"Um?"
Lin Xiaodong glanced sideways and suddenly found someone underwater, struggling desperately.
Suspecting someone was drowning, and not caring much, Lin Xiaodong jumped in with a plop. Fortunately, the water in the pool was crystal clear. As soon as he got in, he saw a woman in pink clothes in a cave. She was trying to float up, but the skirt around her waist was
Tangled in rocks and water plants.
When Lin Xiaodong saw this, he quickly sank down, grabbed his skirt, put his feet on the stone and pulled hard. With a crash, the water plants were uprooted, and the water became turbid.
At this time, the woman's eyelids were rolled up and she was gradually losing consciousness. Lin Xiaodong stretched out his hand to exercise his strength, and with a splash, he lifted the two of them out of the water.
"Cough cough cough cough!"
The woman coughed a few times, sprayed water from her nose and mouth, took a few deep breaths, came back to her senses, and said to Lin Xiaodong, "Thank you!"
The two climbed onto the shore. Lin Xiaodong looked at the bubbling pool and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"I'm practicing here."
The woman was sitting on the shore combing her hair. Although she was soaked all over, she was still pretty and charming and behaved calmly.
"Oh...I am Lin Xiaodong, an outer disciple of the Lingquan Sect of Niu'er Mountain."
Lin Xiaodong raised his head and introduced himself.
"Outer disciple?"
The woman looked at Lin Xiaodong up and down, "Do outer disciples also have such power?"
"I practiced some Taoism on my own before going up the mountain."
Lin Xiaodong nodded.
The woman also nodded and said: "I am Wu Bingjie, the great disciple of the Yunyang Sect in Xianing Mountain. Thank you for saving me."
The Yunyang Sect in Xianing Mountain is the strongest fire sect south of Congling, but Lin Xiaodong has lived in the Lingquan Sect for six months and knows nothing about Xuanmen affairs.
"With a little effort, I practice water magic. I passed by this place before and thought the water was quiet and cold. Today I passed by this place again and came to take a look. I found that this place has become a hot spring and the water is almost boiling."
Wu Bingjie asked: "How did you know I was underwater?"
"Lin has a slight sense of water Qi, so he knows there is someone underwater."
Wu Bingjie nodded vigorously, recalling it with lingering fear, and said: "I have been here for nearly ten days and practiced at the bottom of the underwater cave every day. I was fine before. Today I changed into a new set of clothes. When I went down to the cave, I had to come up for air.
But I accidentally got tangled in my skirt and almost drowned alive. Thank you for saving me."
Lin Xiaodong was puzzled: "Yunyang Sect, it sounds like a fire sect. Since you practice fire, why do you come to this cold place?"
Wu Bingjie smiled: "The bitter cold place is the best test of whether the sun is burning brightly."
After hearing this, Lin Xiaodong said with envy: "This method cannot be performed unless you have deep skills. We, who are shallow in cultivation, can only look for help and never dare to go to the place where the five elements are in conflict, let alone at the bottom of the cold pool.
In the cave.”
These compliments made Wu Bingjie secretly happy. As a disciple of the Yunyang Sect, she looked only eighteen or nineteen years old, but she was actually eighty years old and had sixty years of cultivation. As Lin Xiaodong said, if it weren't for
He has profound skills and would never dare to practice like this.
Wu Bingjie glanced at Lin Xiaodong and saw that he had perfect horoscopes and a luminous scripture behind his head. She smiled and said: "You are gifted and have wonderful skills, and you will definitely do something in the future."
Lin Xiaodong shook his head and said distressedly: "It's a pity that the road is at a loss. I have a glimpse of the door for the first time. It can be said that I can't make ends meet. I just broke two treasures earlier."
Wu Bingjie smiled, reached into her collar, took out a small medicine bottle, poured out a dark pill, and said: "This is Yuan Yi Bao Dan, one pill is equivalent to ten years of cultivation.
You saved my life, this is my thank you gift."
When he heard that it was equivalent to ten years of cultivation, Lin Xiaodong stood up, his eyes lit up, and pretended to refuse: "This is too expensive!"
Wu Bingjie pointed to the pool: "If you hadn't come down to save me, I would have drowned. There are many pills that are useless. Just take them. If you need my help in the future, come to Xianing Mountain at any time."
Find me."
Lin Xiaodong received the Yuan Yi Bao Dan with a solemn expression, rolled his eyes and said, "Senior Sister Wu, Lin really has something to ask."
"My Lingquan sect has a junior sister Guo. Her family used to run a silk shop in the county town. However, her goods were robbed by bandits. As a result, her family was forced to move to the countryside. My junior sister Guo cannot continue to practice in the mountains."
"I would like to ask Senior Sister, do you know where there is a group of bandits who are robbing the road?"
Wu Bingjie stretched out her hand: "This matter is easy to handle, let me figure it out."
After some calculation, Wu Bingjie showed a smile on her face and said: "The bandit you are looking for is in Pingxi Mountain, Changning Town."
Lin Xiaodong was overjoyed after hearing this and hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Thank you, Senior Sister Wu!"
After bidding farewell to Wu Bingjie, Lin Xiaodong hurried to Pingxi Mountain in Changning Town.
On the afternoon of the next day, when they arrived in Changning Town, Lin Xiaodong asked the vendors about the bandits in Pingxi Mountain at the market.
A young man selling roasted sweet potatoes said: "I know, the group you are talking about is called Qixing Village.
The leader of the village is also a Taoist priest like you and calls himself Taoist Guangyuan."
Lin Xiaodong cursed angrily: "It turns out he is still a Taoist!"
The young man said: "Well, it has only been less than half a year since I came to the mountain. There was originally a group of bandits on the mountain. Later, for some reason, this Taoist priest became the leader of the village. He was still robbing families and homes, but he was more courageous than before.
Quite a few.”
"It is said that it is because this Taoist from Guangyuan can do calculations and know when and where valuable goods are available. Now all the goods going to the county town go around Pingxi Mountain."
Lin Xiaodong found out clearly that he went to Pingxi Mountain alone and quietly reached the top of the mountain. Sure enough, he saw a village with nearly thirty people and it was heavily guarded.
Hiding behind the hillside, Lin Xiaodong thought: "I don't know how many Taoists there are, not to mention there are about thirty bandits. I definitely can't do it on my own. Why don't I tell Junior Sister Guo first, and then go back to the mountain to see the leader and inform me
Lord Dai, you must be fully prepared before you start."
After thinking clearly about the plan, Lin Xiaodong returned the same way and went to Guo Chuxiu's residence in his hometown.
This place is in Baowu Village, Gaoyi Town. It is located in a mountainous area. It is not much bigger than Hongkou Village. Guo Chuxiu's home is in the village. It is a stone house with a similar appearance. Although it is poor, it is much better than Lin Xiaodong's thatched house.
It was already afternoon. Guo Chuxiu was dressed like a village girl, elegant and pretty, and was hanging clothes. When she saw Lin Xiaodong entering the hospital, she ran over excitedly: "Senior Brother Lin!"
Lin Xiaodong smiled: "Junior Sister Guo! I have good news for you!"
"What good news?"
Guo Chuxiu raised his head.
"I found this group of bandits! They are hiding in Pingxi Mountain, Changning Town!"