Madman Zhuo pulled up the dazed Gao Yang, patted his butt, and said with a smile: "How about it, do you know how powerful the 'Strong Assassin' is?" Gao Yang screamed a few words, his butt was burning. Yes, the pain is unbearable. But he said with a very unconvinced face: "He can run fast, otherwise I will definitely beat him!" "Okay, let's leave quickly. If Feng Hong slows down and kills him with a carbine, we can't You will suffer a lot." Madman Zhuo shook his head in a funny way. It is said that those who are close to red are red and those who are close to black are black. I didn't expect that this kid has learned to "keep face" after hanging around with him for a long time. Gao Yang nodded sympathetically, followed Crazy Zhuo for two steps, and suddenly frowned and said, "I always feel something is wrong. We went around this small pool several times without getting out, but they were able to encircle them involuntarily. Come here, do you think there is something weird?" When he mentioned "them", he pointed at the more than 300 warriors who were temporarily incapacitated in the bamboo forest. Madman Zhuo was shocked when he heard this and said: "Good guy, you have reminded me." He immediately found the leader of these more than 300 people, and after coercion and inducement, he found out that there was a dog-headed strategist among them, named Yang. sequence. Yang Xu was only in his twenties, pale and sickly, dressed like a weak scholar. Crazy Zhuo used his own secret method to wake up the drunken Yang Xu, and said coldly: "Hey, did you set up this maze-like formation early in the morning?" Looking back now, the more I think about it, the more likely it is. In the previous breakouts, he had noticed that the enemy was using the strategy of "encircling three and missing one". He originally thought that this was just because the enemy was afraid that he would engage in a desperate fight and make an extreme counterattack, so he had no choice but to use the "exhausted force" strategy. "Plot" to kill one's own fighting spirit. Now it seemed that the group had laid a trap early in the morning, leading the two of them to run towards the bamboo forest, and then formed an encirclement here to complete their success. Seeing that the situation was over, Yang Xu frankly admitted: "Huh, it's just a small trick. Today's defeat is all due to man's calculation and it is not my fault. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. You don't need to talk nonsense. If you want to kill someone, "Fuck it, please do as you wish." "You think I don't dare?" Madman Zhuo snorted and laughed a few times, his eyes becoming more and more violent, making people feel scared. Gao Yang reminded in a low voice: "Hey, hey, hey, if we kill him, we won't be able to get out!" Crazy Zhuo said: "You only know one but not the other. Just now Feng Hongshang was able to come and go freely, so you know Yang Xu once told others how to break the formation. Even if I really kill Yang Xu, we can still learn from others how to leave. " When he spoke, he deliberately showed murderous intent, but Yang Xu was not afraid to ask for mercy. On the contrary, it appears to be somewhat unyielding. Madman Zhuo felt that this man was a bit arrogant and couldn't bear to kill him. He thought for a moment and said, "Take this dog-headed military advisor with you and let's go." Gao Yang said, "What about the others?" Madman Zhuo said, "Ignore it. We caught Yang Xu, they are just flies without eyes, they are nothing. Let them enjoy my life and death!" Madman Zhuo and Gao Yang left the bamboo forest with Yang Xu, but did not continue to the dragon elephant. He walked in the direction of the city, but in the opposite direction. Along the way, it was inevitable that he would encounter miscreants in twos and threes, but he dealt with them easily. Gao Yang analyzed it self-righteously: "Now everyone knows that we are going to Longxiang City, so they will stop us on the way, but we just don't go and make them stare. Isn't that right?" Crazy Zhuo Smiling and saying nothing, he just led Gao Yang to the west. After a day of this, the three of them came to the foot of a big mountain. The mountain is not high, and the foot of the mountain is densely planted with tea trees, which are fragrant. It was approaching noon, and many tea farmers were busy picking spring tea. Gao Yang had never seen such a scene before, and he wanted to watch the excitement with great interest. Madman Zhuo's expression dropped and he said, "Cover Yang Xu's eyes. Let's go into the mountain now. Don't lose us." After saying this, he jumped into the mountains like a falcon. Gao Yang carried Yang Xu, who was restrained by the "Stabilization Technique", and barely kept up with Madman Zhuo. In front of his eyes, he could only feel the trees around him forming shadows and retreating rapidly, but he didn't know where he was. Gao Yang followed Madman Zhuo for a long time, when suddenly his vision dimmed and he entered a cave. The cave is dark and long, and from time to time there are terrible cries of ghosts and wolves, making people feel frightened and terrified. After about two or three miles, I finally passed through the cave and saw the sky again: this is a quiet and open valley, with long grass and flying birds, ethereal and refined, like a fairyland. In the valley, there is a small green and quiet lake. In front of the lake is a shabby thatched house that looks very old. At this time, there was a small boat floating in the small lake. There were two people sitting opposite each other on the boat. Because they were too far apart and the lake was slightly foggy, they could not see clearly. But Gao Yang could at least be sure that the two of them were having a meal because of the lingering taste of wine and meat.The fragrance has tempted him to drool. Madman Zhuo suddenly took out a small wine gourd from his green bag, handed it to Gao Yang, and said: "Bring it here." Gao Yang was stunned for a while, as if he understood something, he just shook his head and said: "It's gone, it's all gone. No more. " "Stop pretending to be stupid!" Madman Zhuo stabbed Gao Yang in the stomach with his elbow and said, "Spit some out, and I will give you the whole ten pots later!" "Then you have to keep your word." Gao Yang knew that Madman Zhuo's empty promises were not credible, but he still tried his best to force out some "drunken dreams". Although he is greedy for food and fun, he is also a sensible person. He knows that Madman Zhuo has traveled thousands of miles to such a ghost place and wants to take "Drunk Life and Dreams to Death" without saying a word. He definitely has great intentions. The good wine was poured into the pot intermittently, and Gao Yang said with a serious face: "There is really not a drop left now. Remember to owe me eighteen pots of good wine! Make it as big as the Sun and Moon Pot!" "I know, it's true. What a greedy guy!" Zhuo Kuai nodded with satisfaction as the wine bottle was filled to the brim. In his heart, he already had a rough idea of ??how Gao Yang achieved "something from nothing": There are some nomadic tribes in the world who live in pursuit of water and grass. They often go hungry after a full meal. It is common for them to be hungry for ten and a half days without eating any grains of rice. ; Sometimes, in order to catch ferocious prey, it takes days and nights to stand still, and even if there is food, there is no chance to eat In order to adapt to these situations, the tribesmen gradually developed a magical stomach, which has food. When eating, they eat a full meal first, and then take a long time to digest it slowly. This is quite similar to "camels storing water". Since Gao Yang came from the Demon Ridge, it was not unusual for him to have such an ability. It was just that Madman Zhuo had never thought of it before the bamboo forest. Crazy Zhuo covered the spout of the pot, hummed a tune in a cheerful voice, and walked swaggering towards the small lake, as if he was afraid that the two people in the lake would not know that Uncle Zhuo was coming. Gao Yang pouted his lips and followed him angrily. When I walked to the lake, I saw the two people clearly. One was a middle-aged man in a blue shirt who was about forty years old and elegantly dressed. The other was an old man with tattered clothes and a face covered with dirt, looking like a beggar. The two frequently raised glasses to each other and drank, chatting and laughing happily. Between them, there was a copper pot as big as a bed, but they didn't know what kind of delicacies were being cooked in it. At this time, I suddenly heard the middle-aged man in green shirt singing, saying: "There are many miscellaneous trees in the courtyard, but most of them are plum blossoms. I ask you why it is so unique? I think that flowers can be grown in the frost, and fruits can be grown in the dew. The swaying spring breeze is charming. In spring, my thoughts are scattered in the wind, and there is only frost and no frost. "The old man originally closed his eyes to listen. After pondering for a long time, his eyes suddenly opened and he said with great energy: "What a Tan Mingming, what a song "Plum Blossom". "Luo", the words are straightforward, childlike and old, and it is really wonderful and wonderful. " Madman Zhuo also applauded and said with a smile: "You, a down-and-out scholar, seem to have nothing more to do than cheating on old Peng's place. There's nowhere to go!" His applause didn't sound like praise, but like mockery. Crazy Zhuo winked at Gao Yang and signaled Gao Yang to wait quietly while he started to step into the middle of the lake. But the boat in the lake was too narrow to accommodate a third person, so Madman Zhuo sat down next to Tan Mingming. ¡°In fact, with Madman Zhuo¡¯s ability, it would be a piece of cake to set up another ¡°water stool¡± beside the boat, but he seemed to have no luck and insisted on squeezing in with Tan Mingming. It can also be imagined from this that the friendship between these three people is not shallow. "No, no!" Tan Mingming squeezed Crazy Zhuo, but instead Crazy Zhuo took up more space and almost fell into the lake. He couldn't help but said with an angry look on his face, "Mr. Tan brought the The good guy came to visit Peng Gong, but you are the one who has not heard from me for four years. Why do you suddenly show up?" Madman Zhuo then took out the wine pot and said, "I have been dormant for four years just to brew this? A bottle of good wine. Now that it¡¯s done, of course I want to share it with my good friends.¡± After the three of them chatted, Gao Yang finally got a general idea. It turns out that the middle-aged man in green shirt is named Tan Zhaoming, and he is a very influential celebrity in the world. The praise of Hua Xiaoyu that "everyone attracts heroes to compete with each other, and she is as beautiful as a flower and everyone is as beautiful as a flower" comes from this person. mouth. As for the messy old man, his name is Peng Xiao. He is a heavy drinker and should be a very powerful alchemy master. This time Madman Zhuo came here with "Drunk Life and Dreams of Death", and used this pot of wine to exchange for healing elixirs with Peng Xiao. Peng Xiao seriously examined Madman Zhuo and said: "The illness is not visible to others, but it will be seen by everyone. You are really injured too badly. Even if I have a panacea here, I can't make it go away." You can recover immediately. In your current state, you might as well stay with me for two or three months before making any further calculations." Tan Mingming said curiously, "Supposedly, brother, you are also a famous person in this Mohai area.My dear, who could hurt you like this? Crazy Zhuo sighed: "The person who hurt me was not a human, but an animal." " Tan Mingming and Peng Xiao looked at each other and exclaimed in unison: "Could it be the Sky-Swallowing Magpie? Crazy Zhuo responded in astonishment and said, "How do you know?" " Tan Mingming smiled and said: "Because this sky-swallowing magpie, who has misbehaved with others, is currently in the alchemy furnace in the thatched house. A few days ago, Mr. Tan went to Meihai Villa to see the plum blossom. On the way, he met Cao's mother, and she gave me the Sky-Swallowing Magpie. I asked her how she got it, and she just said: 'Someone accidentally left it behind. ¡¯ Then he hurriedly said goodbye and left. I thought this sky-swallowing magpie was considered the best among birds, so I borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha and brought them here to make elixirs for Duke Peng. Crazy Zhuo said: "It seems that you have a good relationship with that old aunt!" How do you know her? " Tan Mingming said: "Two years ago, Hua Jianglong, the head of the Hua family, celebrated his fiftieth birthday, and I was invited to go. When I first met Hua Xiaoyu at the birthday banquet, I was so shocked that I praised her. Later, Hua Jianglong deliberately asked me to be his staff, and after many attempts to win over her, I became quite familiar with Cao's mother through this exchange. " Madman Zhuo nodded slightly, but his eyes began to turn cold when he looked at Tan Mingming. He seemed to understand why he was kicked off the boat by Hua Xiaoyu. Daqing was the best friend to hurt him. In order to increase his own worth, he completely destroyed him. "Why do you look at me like that?" Feeling the look in Madman Zhuo's eyes, Tan Mingming couldn't help but shuddered. Madman Zhuo calmly changed the subject and said, "By the way, have you seen Hua Xiaoyu this time?" It is said that since the plum blossoms fell on her forehead, she has become more and more beautiful. " Tan Mingming looked at Madman Zhuo warily, shook his head and said: "No. Since the performance at Meihai Villa, no one knows where Hua Xiaoyu has gone. Cao's mother doesn't know, not even Hua Jianglong. " After a pause, he added: "Maybe only one person may know. " "who is it? " Tan Mingming said: "Descendant of the Gao family in Shibali, Gao Yang! " "It's him? ! Crazy Zhuo pretended to be surprised and suddenly stood up. As soon as he stood, Tan Mingming, who was next to him, was squeezed out again. He was caught off guard and fell into the lake with a thud. In an instant, some people were crying for help, and some were gloating. .