Their ancestors have lived here for generations, and they reach the county seat after leaving a hill outside. After chatting casually with the shopkeeper for a while, Gu Jing immediately felt sleepy, so she asked the shopkeeper to arrange two rooms. The shopkeeper led them to a small attic in the backyard: "Master, you also know that the conditions in the mountains are poor. You can make do with it here tonight. The one to the east belongs to the master, and this belongs to this little brother. If anything happens, Call me." "Excuse me, shopkeeper." You don't have to be polite, sir. "The shopkeeper smiled slightly and went downstairs after saying that. They entered the hut. After a while, Xiao Li finished the room and said, "Sir, sit down for a while and I'll get you some water. " "Well, Xiao Li, be careful. "After that, Xiao Li went downstairs. The well was in their backyard downstairs. They saw it when they went upstairs. Gu Jing came to the bed and sat down, put down the luggage, and then he started to look at it carefully. This room is not big, it only has a table and a bed. There is a small window on the south side of the house that looks onto the street. There is an oil lamp on the table, which emits a dim light. All the decorations are very suitable for this store. Characteristics, after a while, I heard Xiao Li's voice outside the house, "I'm bringing you water, sir." Xiao Li walked in as he said it, and he put the water on the table: "Master, come and wash it. I'll make the bed. " "Well, Xiao Li, don't be too anxious, take your time, it's still early. "After that, she washed her face. Gu Jing finished washing in a hurry. At this time, Xiao Li also made the bed. "Xiao Li, you should go back and rest too. You are tired today. " "Okay, sir! " After a while, Xiao Li went out, and now he was the only one left in the small room. Gu Jing walked to the bed. He was very tired after a long day's journey. He wanted to go to bed early, so he took off his clothes neatly, He fell asleep after a while. In his sleep, he heard the sound of "crow~crow~" mixed with the sound of raindrops falling on the window, and the sound became louder and louder, waking him up from his dream. He got up and lit the oil lamp. After looking, it turned out that the window inside the house was not closed. He came to the window and looked outside. It was raining heavily outside. Suddenly, there was a sound of horse hooves coming from far away. After a while, several people could be vaguely seen through the dim light. The man in black and a man in white came quickly. After a while, the sound gradually disappeared. Gu Jing closed the window and went back to bed, but the sound of rain outside became louder and louder, making him unable to sleep. He couldn't. So he simply got up, came to the table and looked at him through the dim light, and gradually fell asleep on the table without realizing it. The door rang, and then the voice of the waiter came: "Young master, it's time to get up and go on your way, it's getting late now. " Gu Jing woke up immediately, then stood up and opened the door. Xiao Li looked at his tired face and asked: "Sir, you didn't rest last night, okay? " "Yes, Xiao Li, I fell asleep very late last night. " "Sir, here's the water for you to wash yourself with. I'll go down and ask the shopkeeper to make breakfast." "" It didn't take long for Gu Jing to come down. He saw several people sitting at the tables below having breakfast. "Good morning, Mr. Gu. Breakfast has been prepared, and it's on that table." "After speaking, she pointed to the window with her hand. Gu Jing immediately saw Xiao Li sitting there, looking at the street outside the window. He walked over and sat down slowly. At this time, Xiao Li saw Gu Jing and immediately He stood up and said, "Hello, sir, I didn't see you coming down just now. I'm sorry!" " "Xiao Li is fine. Come sit down and eat. We have to go on our way later." " After saying that, he picked up his chopsticks and started eating. At this time, Xiao Li also sat down. After a while, they finished eating. "Xiao Li, you go up and clean up and we will be on our way later. After saying that, he came to the counter and said, "Shopkeeper, we have to leave. Let's count the money for the day." " "Good young master. " After paying the money, he chatted with the shopkeeper for a while. Soon Xiao Li came: "Sir, after packing up, we can hit the road. " "Okay, let's go then! " "Goodbye, shopkeeper. " After saying that, they went out with Xiao Li. When they came to the small street, they saw that there was still a lot of water on the small road. They looked at the sky. Although it was morning, it was not very bright and looked gray. At first glance, I knew it was going to rain again. "Xiao Li, let's hurry up and see if we can get to the next store before it rains!" "After saying that, he and Xiao Li left in a hurry.At noon that day, Gu Jing and Xiao Li came to a small town. They thought it was going to rain again, so they hurriedly found a restaurant to eat, but it didn't rain. In order to arrive in the capital early to prepare for the exam, they had to continue on their way. I don't know if God was taking care of them or something. In the evening it was brighter than in the morning, the sky was clear and as beautiful as blue velvet. At this time, Gu Jing and Xiao Li came to a mountain and asked passers-by. The passers-by said that as long as they crossed the mountain, there would be a big town outside, and it would not take long to cross the mountains. This mountain is not too high and dangerous, but it has its own characteristics. There are many trees in the mountains. They can see many flowers and plants while walking on the mountain path, and the path is also covered with a lot of green grass. Strictly speaking, this path is no longer a road, but just a wasteland. While they were walking, there was a sudden sound of lightning and thunder in the sky, and it looked like it was going to rain. "Sir, it's so strange that it was sunny at first, but now it's going to rain. We have to find a place to hide quickly, otherwise we'll get wet." "Well, Xiao Li, look where you are. There is a place where we can hide for a while." So the two of them ran wildly in the mountains, watching as they ran, and it started to rain. "Sir, look, there seems to be a cave there." Gu Jing looked at the foot of the mountain in front of her, and there was indeed a small cave. "Xiao Li, let's go there for a while." After saying that, he ran away, and we will be there in a short while. Gu Jing and Xiao Li came to the foot of the mountain. At first they were just running and didn't see the cave clearly. Now they took a closer look at the cave. It turned out that the cave was not big and could only allow one person to pass through. From the outside, it was pitch black inside. It seems that this cave is a bit deep. Moreover, the entrance of the cave is relatively hidden, covered by some vegetation. If they hadn't been lucky enough to see the entrance of the cave just now, they would have been caught in the rain today. "Sir, let's go in and take shelter from the rain?" "Okay, let's go in!" After Gu Jing finished speaking, Xiao Li went in first, followed by Gu Jing. As they walked, they found that the entrance of the cave was getting wider and wider. After walking about ten meters, they could walk side by side. At this time, the cave was completely dark, and it was unknown how deep it was. "Xiao Li, let's light the candle." "Okay, sir, I'll light it right now." After saying that, Xiao Li took out the fire stick from his arms and blew it, and then took out the candle from his luggage. When they go out, they carry these things for making fire and lighting with them in case of emergency. Xiao Li lit two candles, and the cave suddenly lit up. He saw that the place where they were standing now was about three people standing side by side, and it was six or seven feet tall. He could hear the wind and rain coming heavily at the entrance of the cave, and the sky was getting darker and darker. It was dark, and the end of the cave could not be seen with the help of light, but it could be seen that it was getting wider and wider as we walked inside. "Xiao Li, it seems that we may have to stay here tonight. Let's walk inside again. It will be more spacious and warmer at night." After saying that, he walked inside with the candle and Xiao Li carried his luggage. Follow behind. They moved forward slowly by candlelight, and suddenly a stone door appeared in front of them. This place was already more than ten feet wide. Gu Jing held up a candle and came to the stone door. She looked at the three seal characters of "Tianling Sect" written on the top of the door. It looked very simple. Gu Jing immediately touched the stone door with her hands, but her hands were covered with dust. This showed that the stone door had not been opened for a long time. "Xiao Li, let's rest here tonight. We don't want to go inside." After saying that, he found a place to sit down. At this time, Xiao Li also put down his luggage and sat next to Gu Jingji, and the two of them casually Chatted. "Sir, look at the appearance of this cave. It must have been the residence of a certain master and hermit, right?" Xiao Li asked. "Well, seeing how handsome, elegant, vigorous and powerful the three characters "Lingzong" were written that day, I guess the previous senior must have been a great Confucian," Gu Jing said immediately. "Sir, for some unknown reason he came to live in this barren mountain." Xiao Li was a little confused. ¡°Perhaps you came here to live in seclusion because you were marginalized by others, unable to express your ambitions, and frustrated!¡± ¡ The two of them were chatting, and suddenly several ¡°gugu¡± sounds came from Xiao Li. Xiao Li laughed and said: "Sir, it's time for us to eat, otherwise the Five Zang Temple will rebel!" "Well, I'm a little hungry too, let's eat" Gu Jing hadn't finished speaking yet, Xiao Li He took out the dry food from his luggage and handed it to Gu Jingji, and took off the water bag from his waist and handed it to Gu Jingji: "Young master, please drink some water" The two of them ate like this, and after a while I was full. By this time, the sky was completely darkIt was raining, and there was a strong wind blowing outside, mixed with the sound of rain, lightning streaking across the sky, and thunder breaking through the sky. Although they were in the cave, they could still feel the violence of the storm outside. They finished eating their dry food and chatted for a while. Unconsciously, tiredness surged up like a tide. Gu Jing immediately yawned and said, "It's getting late, Xiao Li, let's take a rest." After that, she leaned against the wall and closed her eyes. So Xiao Li took a thick piece of clothing from his luggage and covered it with Gu Jing. After a while, there were bursts of roaring sounds. Xiao Li himself also took a piece of clothing to cover himself with and found a place to sleep. I don¡¯t know how much time passed like this, but when they were sleeping soundly, a thunder suddenly rang out, which frightened the two of them and woke them up from their sleep almost at the same time. Gu Jing immediately rubbed her eyes and saw that about one third of the candle in the hole was left. "Master, the thunder was too loud, it scared us all awake." Xiao Li also rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, suddenly a bolt of lightning pierced the sky, illuminating the cave as bright as day. Immediately afterwards, several thunderous sounds of "boomboom" came, which made their ears "buzzbuzz", as if the entire cave was shaking. Just after the thunder, another bolt of lightning came, and suddenly a "squeaksqueak" sound came from behind. They couldn't help but look back and saw that the stone gate just a few meters away from them was moving slowly. They were so frightened that cold sweat broke out on their backs. "Sir, what's going on? This" Xiao Li's voice was mute. When he illuminated the entire cave with the weak candlelight, he saw a dark figure in the door. Gu Jing finally saw the black shadow and walked out slowly, no! He wasn't walking, the man was actually hanging in the air. His feet didn't move at all, and he just floated in front of them. At this time, the two of them were stunned. Who had ever seen a person floating in the air? "Youare you a human or a ghost?" Gu Jing said tremblingly, and saw the corner of the man's mouth twitching: "What do you think?" At this time, a bolt of lightning struck down again, and he suddenly noticed the shadow of this strange man. , he remembered, as if ghosts have no shadows, so he said: "Senior is a human, he must be an expert who escapes the world" "YesyesSenior, you are a human!" Xiao Li hurriedly shouted next to him arrive. The weird man sneered and said: "Finally you are right. I haven't been out here for more than thirty years, and I haven't eaten for thirty years. I didn't expect that two little babies came to my door just after I came out of seclusion today." Hahaha!" Then he said: "Although I am a human, I love eating human flesh. Human flesh is the best in the world. You two, think about who I will eat first!" Gu Jing and Xiao were in front of him. Li was already stunned, so stunned that he didn't know anything. Seeing that they didn't answer, the weirdo yelled, causing the whole cave to shake: "Boy, did you hear what I just said?" "Senior, I didn't hear you clearly just now, can you say it again?" Gu Jing said immediately, the weirdo said After saying what she just said again, Gu Jing and Xiao Li started sweating before they finished listening, and their faces lost all color. They were stunned for a while, and the weirdo looked at their expressions, and a smile appeared on his face, but Gu Jing and the other two were too immersed in fear to notice. When the weirdo saw Gu Jing and Xiao Li, they were frightened and didn't care. Gu Jing's face was pale, without any blood. He lowered his head, and his eyes changed from panic at the beginning to hesitation. Xiao Li was already shaking with fear, his face was full of fear, his eyes were looking at the weirdo, and all he could read in his eyes was fear. At this time, Gu Jing gritted her teeth, suddenly raised her head, and looked at the weirdo. At this time, there was no hesitation in his eyes, replaced by perseverance. He looked at the weirdo and said, "Senior, please eat me and let him go!" He pointed at Xiao Li. There was a sneer on the corner of the weird man's mouth, and his eyes were fixed on Gu Jingji, as if he wanted to kill him with his sharp eyes. Gu Jing met the weirdo¡¯s gaze and looked at him. The two looked at each other for a while, and Gu Jing immediately realized that she was not as scared as she was at first. If a person is not even afraid of death, what else would he be afraid of? What's more terrible than death? At this time, Xiao Li was still in a daze, unaware that his fate had been decided, and he was still trembling. Suddenly a strange man said, "That boy, he decided to let me eat. You're fine!" His voice was so loud that he woke up Xiao Li. He pointed at Gu Jing and said. "Ah!" Xiao Li's face was full of surprise, and he came back to his senses after a while. "Master! Youyou" "Xiao Li, stop talking, what he said is true!" Gu Jing said immediately! "Sir, why are you doing this?" Xiao Li said in a panic, "Xiao Li, you tooI have been following me for more than ten years and Ichi has taken care of me. Although you and I have a master-servant relationship in name, in fact I have always regarded you as my brother. It¡¯s time for me to do something for you! "Gu Jing said immediately. "No! Sir, you can't do that! I am your slave. When I was living on the streets, my master took me in. Otherwise, I would have starved to death for breakfast. So my life is given by the master, it doesn't matter what I do!" Xiao Li ran over, stood in front of Gu Jingji and said. "Xiao Li, I know what you want, you can leave later, far away If you leave, don't go home. With your ability, you will definitely be able to make your way! "Gu Jing finished speaking, and at this moment Xiao Li wanted to open his mouth to speak, but Gu Jing waved his hand to signal him to stop talking. After saying that, he walked around Xiao Li and came to the weirdo: "Senior, do it. Can I let him leave first? I don't want him to see this scene. " "Okay, then boy, you can go! "The weirdo said expressionlessly, and then waved to Xiao Li to signal him to leave. Unexpectedly, Xiao Li not only did not turn around and leave, but also took a few steps forward and stood next to Gu Jingji. His expression became determined. Wubi: "Senior, please let my young master go. He is the only child of my master, and he is the hope of my family. If you want to eat, just eat me. It will be considered as my repayment for my master¡¯s life-saving grace! "The weirdo still looked at Xiao Li with no expression. Just when he was about to speak, Gu Jingji's voice rang out: "Senior, you have promised me, please let him sleep for a while! " "Okay, I promise you! "The weirdo still said to Gu Jing expressionlessly, but now his eyes were not as cold as before. I saw his left hand was a little empty, and a "whoosh" yellow light flew out, and Xiao Li fell down, Gu Jing He quickly reached out to hold Xiao Li in his arms, and found a slightly flat place to put Xiao Li down. He looked down at Xiao Li, slowly raised his head, gritted his teeth suddenly, and then quickly came to the weirdo. In front of: "Senior, you can take action now! The weirdo looked at Gu Jingji, sneered at the corner of his mouth and said, "Follow me to the stone house!" "After saying that, he floated back to the stone house. Gu Jing immediately followed him in. Of course, his steps were very slow. Can he be active when facing death? He walked for about a quarter of an hour before entering the stone house. At this time, his speed It's really comparable to a snail. When he first came into the room, he felt that it was too dark and he couldn't even see his own body. When he was about to move forward, he only heard the sound of "whoosh~whoosh~" coming from the front. After hearing the news, several sparks flew to various parts of the stone house. It turned out that the stone house had an oil lamp. Although the oil lamp was not very bright, it was enough to see the object clearly. (To be continued)