Zhang Xiaofan went up the mountain and came to the familiar bamboo forest. He saw that the mountain was full of green, layer upon layer. Wherever the mountain wind passed by, the sea of bamboo undulated like the waves of the sea. It was so spectacular that his mind suddenly became wider.
He took a deep breath of the fresh mountain air, stretched his body, and walked into the bamboo forest with a hatchet. The place he went to was different from when he first came three years ago. It was in the deepest part of the bamboo forest, where there were huge bamboo trees.
, bamboo is also harder.
The light mist in the early morning floats in the forest like a veil, and there are crystal dewdrops on the green bamboo leaves on both sides of the path, which is beautiful and clear.
After walking for a while, we found ourselves in a sea of green. Most of the black bamboos here are towering, with lush branches and leaves, reaching straight into the sky. The light shines through the gaps between the branches and leaves, leaving patches of shadows on the ground. Zhang Xiaofan looked left and right.
Look, I picked out a big black bamboo, gestured with it, and then raised my knife to chop it.
"Puff", there was a sudden muffled sound, and Zhang Xiaofan felt a pain in his forehead, but it was hit by something. He looked down and saw a pine cone rolling on the ground. There were black knot bamboos in front and left, and the bamboo shoots fell down.
There are many, but there are absolutely no pine cones.
He thought for a moment, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, looked around, and said loudly: "Senior sister, is that you?"
His voice spread far through the bamboo forest, but no one answered for a long time. Zhang Xiaofan knew that his senior sister was always naughty and loved teasing others, so he was about to shout again when suddenly there was another pain in his forehead. The pain was so extreme that he was hit by another bullet.
The pine cone was thrown, and a scream of "squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak" was heard above the head.
Zhang Xiaofan reluctantly looked up and saw a gray-haired monkey crawling on the black-jointed bamboo tree. It was holding a few pine cones in its hand and its tail was hanging upside down on the bamboo branch. It was laughing loudly.
He looked like he was gloating about his misfortune.
Zhang Xiaofan was stunned for a moment. He had never seen a monkey in a bamboo forest in the past three years. Moreover, there were almost all bamboo forests on Dazhu Peak. There was only a wild forest of pine and cypress in the deep valley in the shade of the mountain. It seemed that this monkey lived there. I don’t know why today.
Will run up the mountain.
Dazhu Peak is tall and steep. Although it is not as high as Tongtian Peak, it goes straight into the sea of clouds. There is almost no way to climb up from the foot of the mountain. Most of the disciples in Qingyun Sect come and go by air. Zhang Xiaofan's cultivation is simple, except cutting bamboo every day.
, I have heard senior brothers talk about it every day. There are forests of pine and cypress trees in the deep valley behind Dazhu Peak. It is unfathomably deep and inaccessible. At that time, the ancestors of Dazhu Peak also used swords to explore the deep valley, but there was only
There are not many strange things in the virgin forest, but there are a lot of ferocious beasts and poisonous insects, but they never come out of the valley, so they have been peaceful all these years.
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw the monkey raise his hand. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly moved away. Sure enough, another pine cone fell down. If he didn't dodge, he would suffer again.
When the gray monkey saw him ducking away, he screamed twice and had an angry look on his face, as if he was blaming Zhang Xiaofan for not ducking.
Zhang Xiaofan made a face at the monkey, ignored it, and walked away. He thought that it was rare for this monkey to enjoy hitting people. He was really an ignorant beast. He took two steps and suddenly heard the sound of wind behind his ears.
, unable to dodge, there was a "pop" sound, and the back of the head was hit by a hard pine cone again. This time, the force was not light. Zhang Xiaofan felt that his vision went dark, and he couldn't help but scream.
I saw the monkey clapping his hands and laughing on the bamboo branch, swinging back and forth, very happy. Zhang Xiaofan was furious, rushed over and shook the bamboo violently, and he shook the big black knot bamboo from side to side, but the gray monkey only
Wrap his tail around the bamboo trunk and let him swing it around. He is not afraid at all, but instead keeps laughing.
Seeing that Zhang Xiaofan couldn't do anything to the monkey, he became even more annoyed and took out his hatchet and chopped the bamboo hard. The monkey was not afraid and just looked at him with interest on the bamboo.
Zhang Xiaofan was sweating from the chop, and finally cut off seven or eight points. Seeing that he was about to succeed, he suddenly heard a scream from the bamboo. He looked up and saw the gray monkey swung its tail, flew up, and actually jumped to the side.
On another black knotted bamboo tree, another pine cone was thrown down with a "pop" sound.
Zhang Xiaofan was furious, and regardless of whether the monkey understood or not, he pointed at it and shouted loudly: "If you have the guts, come down."
The gray monkey scratched his head, tilted his head and thought for a long time. He probably still didn't understand what it means to have a seed or not, so he just laughed loudly and made faces at Zhang Xiaofan.
Zhang Xiaofan was so angry that he was half-dead, but he had no choice but to finish his homework. However, he was hit on the head seven or eight times by the monkey, which caused him great pain.
Zhang Xiaofan was so angry that he went down the mountain and ignored the monkey. Unexpectedly, the monkey became addicted to playing and waited for him in the bamboo forest for several mornings. Once Zhang Xiaofan came to chop bamboo, he would take pleasure in hitting him and watching.
Zhang Xiaofan looked annoyed and extremely happy.
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Before dinner that day, Tian Linger pulled Zhang Xiaofan aside and asked secretly: "Xiaofan, what's wrong with your head?"
Zhang Xiaofan had been bullied by the gray monkey for the past few days. His head was bruised and bruised, and he was in great pain. However, he felt that it was very embarrassing to be played by a monkey, so he said nothing to anyone. When his senior sister asked about it, he hesitated for a moment.
, and finally told her.
Tian Linger flattened her red lips and couldn't help but laugh. Two small dimples appeared on her face. She was really beautiful. Zhang Xiaofan seemed to be teased by her or something else. His face felt inexplicably hot and he lowered his head.
.
Tian Linger carelessly patted Zhang Xiaofan on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, little junior brother, Goddess wants me to practice more in the Tai Chi Cave these days to prepare for the 'Seven Meridians Martial Arts' two years later, but I didn't expect that she would let me
You were bullied by a monkey. Don't worry, I will accompany you up the mountain tomorrow to teach that bad monkey a lesson."
Her tone was old-fashioned, a bit like coaxing a child, but Zhang Xiaofan had been used to hearing it since he was a child, so he smiled bitterly and didn't care.
In the early morning of the next day, Tian Linger got up early as expected and went up the back mountain with Zhang Xiaofan.
The cool breeze from the mountain blew slowly. Tian Linger was dressed in red, just like the first time she and Zhang Xiaofan went up the mountain to chop bamboo, jumping and walking in front. Zhang Xiaofan followed behind, looking at the beautiful girl in front of her, she looked like
Like a red cloud, it flutters gently in the mountains, and with the mountain breeze, there seems to be a faint fragrance coming.
He was in a trance for a while, and suddenly he had a feeling that it would be great if he could just go on like this forever.
He was lost in thought when Tian Linger was already far away. He looked back and shouted loudly: "Xiaofan, why are you so slow!"
Zhang Xiaofan woke up with a start, his face turned red, he didn't dare to think any more, and hurriedly chased after him.
The two of them came to the bamboo forest, and Tian Linger said to Zhang Xiaofan: "Xiaofan, you go in alone first, and I will follow behind."
Zhang Xiaofan nodded and walked in with a hatchet. After walking a few steps, he suddenly remembered that he wanted to tell Tian Linger to be careful. He turned around and looked, but she was gone.
He stayed for a moment, feeling confused for no reason. Then he shook his head, put aside those boring thoughts, and walked towards the depths of the bamboo forest. When he arrived at his destination, the forest was silent. Zhang Xiaofan looked around, but he couldn't find the bamboo forest.
Gray-haired monkey. He murmured in his heart: Don't let that monkey know spirituality. I didn't dare to come because I expected that he had found a helper today.
He thought to himself that it was in vain that he looked around but could not find the monkey, so he had to walk to a black bamboo tree and prepare to chop it down.
"Zhizhizhizhi", suddenly, a familiar scream sounded above the head.
Zhang Xiaofan immediately jumped away like a conditioned reflex, but felt a pain on the top of his head, but it was too late. He was hit by a pine cone, which was very painful. Zhang Xiaofan looked up and saw the gray monkey hanging upside down on the bamboo branch as usual.
Go up and laugh non-stop.
There was a burst of joy in his heart, he jumped up and pointed at the monkey and laughed: "Haha, you are finally here!"
His voice was silent, but the monkey was frightened by him. He thought to himself that this person usually gets furious when he is hit, but why is he so happy today? Could it be that after being hit by me for a few days, he became addicted to it?
If you don't hit it, you won't feel comfortable. But if you hit it, it hurts, but you will feel happy?
At this moment, a red shadow suddenly flashed in the bamboo forest. Tian Linger stepped on the "Amber and Vermilion Silk" and came from the air. As fast as lightning, her five fingers formed claws and grabbed the monkey.
Unexpectedly, the monkey was extremely clever. He glanced out of the corner of his eye and immediately reacted. The tail immediately untied from the bamboo branch and his whole body fell down. Tian Linger calculated the direction of its escape, forward, backward, left and right, and planned a way to pursue it, but failed.
Expecting that the gray monkey actually fell down, he couldn't help but be startled and missed the opportunity.
Zhang Xiaofan was about to move underground, but he saw the monkey in mid-air lightly stretching its arms, grabbing the bamboo trunk, and immediately attached to it, and then stopped without hesitation. As if he knew that the woman in red above was powerful, he immediately swayed and jumped, starting from
Swinging from one bamboo to another and then to the next, trying to escape.
Tian Linger became competitive and shouted in mid-air: "Chase!" With a flick of his left hand, the amber scarlet silk flew through the air. Zhang Xiaofan stepped forward on the ground and ran, striding after him.
If it were in an open space, with the speed of Amber Zhu Ling, Tian Linger would have caught the gray monkey in just a moment, but now in the dense bamboo forest, it would be a big hindrance. The gray monkey is extremely smart and never runs away in a straight line.
, swinging left and right in the forest, twisting and turning, and running forward. Tian Linger had to pay attention to the traces of monkeys, and at the same time, he had to beware of the oncoming black bamboos everywhere, which was a big trouble. As for Zhang Xiaofan, he only had
I'm chasing him on the ground in a hurry and can't help.
The two men and the monkey chased each other in such a hurry. Amidst the screams of the gray monkey, Zhang Xiaofan chased for an unknown length of time. Zhang Xiaofan's breathing became heavier and he felt tired. He probably chased them far away.
But he saw the green bamboo forest in front of him, which seemed to be endless, coming towards him one layer after another. Zhang Xiaofan's mouth was dry, and suddenly he saw a gray shadow in front of him flash and fall straight down. He was overjoyed, and suddenly he felt energetic.
Jin rushed forward, and at this moment, Tian Linger suddenly shouted urgently from above: "Be careful!"
In front of Zhang Xiaofan, a cliff suddenly appeared. Zhang Xiaofan quickly put his feet back and almost fell down. He calmed down and saw a deep valley under the cliff. There was thick fog in the distance in the valley, making it difficult to see clearly, and the nearby valley wall
There were no longer black bamboos on the ground, but various miscellaneous wild trees, mostly pines and cypresses. It turned out that they had chased them to the deep valley far away in the back mountain.
When Zhang Xiaofan saw the gray monkey falling, he repeated his old tricks in the air, holding on to the branches and swinging his body, then he lost the force of the fall and fled forward.
He was in a hurry when he suddenly heard a sound piercing the sky. He looked up and saw Tian Linger, fluttering in red, coming from the air. She stretched out a jade-like hand to him and shouted: "Come up."
Without thinking much, Zhang Xiaofan reached out and grabbed Tian Linger. Tian Linger pulled hard and pulled him onto Zhu Ling. The "Amber Zhu Ling" suddenly sank, but immediately returned to its original state.
This was the first time Zhang Xiaofan had experienced this. He was at a loss. Tian Linger pulled him behind him and said angrily: "Hold my waist, hurry up."
Zhang Xiaofan hugged him as he was told, and Tian Linger couldn't wait to fly the silk. The red shadow passed by, and the two of them rushed into the deep valley with the "amber and red silk", chasing the gray monkey figure.
The wind was blowing so hard that Zhang Xiaofan felt like it was whistling so loudly that he could hardly open his eyes. However, the "amber vermilion silk" under his feet seemed soft, making him feel as if he was about to fall if he was not careful. He was on tenterhooks, and he was a little scared.
, couldn't help but hug Tian Ling'er tighter, he felt the red clothes were like clouds, floating in front of his eyes, and the senior sister's back was like a nine-day fairy, extremely beautiful, and even a faint fragrance floated into his nose, he felt a burst of joy in his heart, seriously
I hope this time doesn't pass by anymore.
Tian Linger never thought about the weird thoughts of the little boy behind her, but her mind was focused on the gray monkey in front of her. She was usually loved and praised by her parents and fellow seniors, and had a rather arrogant temper. Now she couldn't catch up with a monkey, so
It is absolutely unacceptable.
So in the deep valley, between the shadows of the trees, I saw a gray shadow in front, followed by a red shadow, circling around, chasing and running.
After chasing for half an hour, the gray monkey didn't seem to be tired at all and still ran away very fast. However, after such a long chase, Tian Linger had gradually become familiar with the method of traveling through the forest.
He chased her closer and closer.
The gray monkey fled all the way to the depths of the valley. Zhang Xiaofan looked forward from behind Tian Linger, and saw that the trees in front of him were getting thinner, and light came in. There was a vague open space, and there seemed to be the sound of water. At this time, the gray monkey screamed
He became even more hasty, as if he didn't expect that the two men had been chasing for a long time and still didn't give up, but they had no way to retreat, so they had to run forward desperately.
Not long after, my eyes suddenly lit up, and it turned out to be an open space with gravel on the ground. There was a small blue pool in the middle, with rippling water flowing westward. The gray monkey escaped here and obviously hesitated, but
The sound of breaking through the air behind him came in the blink of an eye, and he had no choice but to fall to the ground and run forward again. But for some reason, its pace became extremely slow. It didn't look like it was running for its life, it was more like walking. Even so, it still
It's moving forward step by step.
Zhang Xiaofan saw this and felt strange in his heart. However, Tian Linger had to quickly avoid obstacles while paying attention to the monkey's traces. He was so focused that he couldn't think of so many things. When he saw the gray monkey right in front of him, he was overjoyed and scolded him.
Ling went straight in, rushed into the open space, and rushed towards the gray monkey.
Just as he was about to catch the monkey, Zhang Xiaofan suddenly heard a "boom" in his head, and his body shook involuntarily. A nauseating feeling emerged from his five internal organs and went straight to his forehead. In a moment, Zhang Xiaofan's whole body started to tremble.
Shocked and at a loss, at this moment, his chest suddenly felt warm, and a warmth spread out, protecting his heart and then offsetting the nausea.
Zhang Xiaofan subconsciously looked towards his chest and felt that the warmth came from the deep purple bead that Puzhi gave him. At the same time, Tian Linger's body in front suddenly trembled twice, and his body went limp.
Fell down.
The two of them were in mid-air. Once Tian Linger lost control, Amber Zhu Ling immediately stopped, and the two of them immediately fell out of mid-air.
Zhang Xiaofan rolled on the ground a few times and was in great pain, but he couldn't care less. Before he could stand up, he shouted loudly: "Senior sister, senior sister, are you okay?"
Tian Linger was seen lying in front of him, motionless, his face was pale, his forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he had fainted.
Zhang Xiaofan was shocked, and guessed that it was probably related to the weird feeling just now. He endured the pain, got up and ran to Tian Linger, pushed her and screamed several times, but Tian Linger still didn't respond.
Zhang Xiaofan looked around again and saw that with the pool of clear water as the center, there was no grass growing within three feet, but beyond three feet, there were lush trees. He gritted his teeth and suppressed the thoughts that kept rising in his heart.
Feeling sick, he carried Tian Linger on his back, picked up the amber scarlet silk that was thrown aside, and walked out.
This distance of two feet is nothing to mention in normal times, but under the constant attack of nausea, it was extremely difficult to walk. After finally walking three feet, I came to the foot of a big pine tree.
The feeling disappeared immediately.
Zhang Xiaofan put Tian Linger down, breathing heavily, and looked towards the water pool, only to see the gray monkey staying there, no longer moving, with a look of pain on his face. He looked towards this place, with a cry for help in his eyes.
mean.
Zhang Xiaofan frowned, finally unable to bear it, he stood up and walked inside again. After walking a few steps, the nauseating feeling reappeared, and at the same time, the warmth in his chest also reappeared to resist the discomfort.
Zhang Xiaofan slowly walked to the monkey, already sweating profusely. When the gray monkey saw him approaching, it remained motionless. It seemed that it was out of breath. Zhang Xiaofan took a deep breath, leaned over and held the monkey.
The monkey picked it up, turned around and walked out. The gray monkey was very obedient at this time and lay quietly in his arms.
After finally walking out again, he walked to Tian Linger, who was still unconscious, and the nausea disappeared. Zhang Xiaofan put the gray monkey down, sat down on the ground, and gasped for air. The gray monkey also breathed a sigh of relief.
Lying on the ground, his eyes were darting around, but he didn't run away, he just looked at Zhang Xiaofan.
Zhang Xiaofan unbuttoned his clothes, took out the bead tied with a red string and examined it carefully. He saw that the original dark purple appearance had turned into lavender, and the green energy inside seemed to have been stimulated by something, and it was circling faster.
Ten times, it kept spinning, bumping against the surface of the bead in all directions. Just like before, every time the green energy hit it, the Buddhist mantra "swastika" would come out to block it. And the warmth that saved Zhang Xiaofan just now was also the same.
It comes from this mantra.
However, Zhang Xiaofan clearly saw that compared with when he first discovered it three years ago, the Buddhist "swastika" mantras were much inferior in size and brightness.