After the four priests left, the junior sister released her grip on the sword hilt, but she still had a serious look on her face.

Lin Jue also relaxed and looked at Luo Monk: "I didn't expect Luo Gong to be a county captain."

"There's nothing to say."

Monk Luo put down his long sword and sat cross-legged on the spot.

"I came to Beijing five years ago. I originally wanted to join the army. Due to the reputation of my ancestors, many people waved to me. However, now that the imperial court is corrupt, only the nobles in the city can enter the imperial army. When I leave the capital,

The army is either free of charge, or it is just a private soldier who only takes orders from someone. There is no point in staying in it. After many twists and turns, I thought that I could not join the army for the time being. It would be good to be a military attaché to protect the peace of the country. In the end, this is the point.

I couldn't sit idle with my sword skills, so I went to Wan'an County to work as a squad leader."

He paused for a moment, shook his head and smiled contemptuously:

"I became a county lieutenant in two years. I thought it was because the noble people thought I was capable and discerning, but it turned out that it was just a roundabout way of doing things. I couldn't stand it, so I simply resigned." Lin Jue listened repeatedly.

nod.

After all, he comes from a general family. If he doesn't have so many ambitions, it would be easy for him to live a good life if he wants to be an official.

In fact, looking at ancient and modern times, those poems are full of literati and poets who were quite homeless and frustrated. In all likelihood, the so-called wandering means going to different places to become officials, while the so-called being depressed means that they cannot become high officials.

If they cannot realize their ideals and ambitions, in fact, when they come to the capital, they can become officials just relying on the reputation of their ancestors.

Even if he wanders around the world, wherever he goes, he can at least become a bookkeeper, a clerk, or join the army. That's it.

However, Wan'an County is one of the two counties in the capital, not a small town. The county captain is a military attaché second only to the county magistrate and the county magistrate. Being able to become a county captain in such a short period of time shows his ability. He can give up at will.

, and you can see the free and easy spirit.

It is not a loss if the gods fear him.

Then he saw Luo Monk falling back and lying on the hay. He glanced at the lamp next to him and saw that it was completely black. There was a thin lamppost on a round base, and a lamp with nine lotus petals on top.

, apart from being old, I couldn’t see anything strange about it. Thinking of what happened just now, I casually said:

"Taoist priest, this lamp is also extraordinary."

"This is a night watch lamp. Light it to keep us vigil."

"Such immortal treasures are rare. It seems that Taoist Master has made a lot of good fortunes in the past five years." Luo Monk said, "In this case, there is still half the night, so let's sleep again. Don't worry, Ruona

When a few priests come again, I will go and meet them."

"Lord Luo is too worried." Lin Jue also smiled:

"Although we, brother and sister, have been practicing Taoism for a short time, thanks to the dedicated teachings of our master and fellow apprentices, we are not afraid of those priests." "That's the best."

Luo Monk didn't say much and simply closed his eyes.

At this time, he had a stubble on his face and looked a little bit vicissitudes of life. He was sleeping with his sword in his arms. He didn't know how much his martial arts had improved compared to five years ago, but he looked more reassuring than he did five years ago. Nothing happened all night.

..

The next afternoon, on a hillside, several people looked into the distance.

Ahead are the continuous mountains, the miasma flows like water in the mountains, and the exposed peaks are covered with dense forests. At this time of year, they are golden and red. Occasionally, the miasma spreads, and there are often reflections below.

There seems to be water.

There are several houses hidden in the front.

It happened that a skinny, stooped middle-aged man came from a distance carrying a bundle of firewood. When he saw them, he was obviously stunned. "Is the place ahead of us originally in Kuze County?" Luo Monk asked.

"Yes." The middle-aged man replied dully.

"Is there a big horned snake inside?" "Yes! Yes, yes!"

Although the middle-aged man didn't know what they were going to do, seeing that Luo Monk's question was very straightforward, he couldn't help but answer. "Have you seen it?"

"I've seen it! It eats people! It comes out every once in a while and wants to eat people!" "How many?"

"I don't know..." "What does it look like?"

"It's thicker than a rafter. It's coiled up like a small house and has a horn on its head." "Do you know how to find it?"

"I don't know! I can't get in, I can't get in, there's miasma and monsters inside, no one dares to go in..." "Thank you!"

Luo Monk threw out a small bunch of money, about ten cents, which happened to fall on the pile of firewood, and then walked forward. "Thank you very much."

"Thank you!

The two Taoists also passed by him.

It's so easy.

"Can't get in..."

The middle-aged man wanted to remind him, but before he finished speaking, they had already walked further downhill. Looking at it like that, they were really going to Kuze County.

How to get into that place?

Middle-aged people can't help but feel dull.

Only the female Taoist priest kept looking back at him.

"This place is so close to Kuze County, and there are so many monsters and man-eating snakes here. Why do they still live here? Why don't they move out?"

"Where are there no man-eating snakes out there?" Luo Monk said, using his scabbard to push aside the bushes blocking the road to leave a space for the horse to pass. Then he led the horse towards the mountain and untied the snake.

He took out the gun shaft hanging on the horse's back and put the gun head on while walking.

The miasma in front turned into mist and rushed towards my face.

"I have a few heart-protecting pills here. After taking them, you will not be easily confused by the miasma." Lin Jue took out a small bottle, poured out a few small pills, and gave them to them.

"Thank you, Taoist Priest!"

Luo Monk took the elixir and put it into his mouth.

The elixir had no taste, but with his sharp five senses, he obviously felt his head cool down and sober up. When the miasma hit his face again, he only felt as cool as ordinary water mist.

Luo Monk couldn't help but praise him.

“Good Dan! ”

"My senior brother refined this. We don't have much left. If we finish eating, we have to refine it ourselves." Lin Jue said.

"It is indeed a true biography of a famous teacher."

Luo Jiao felt even more grateful to have invited them to accompany him.

Even if they don't know other spells and can't help deal with the horned snake, this heart-protecting pill alone is of great help.

Then gradually walked into the depths of the mountain.

In the thick fog, a corner of Kuze County appeared in their eyes.

The mountains here are undulating, and there are swamps all over. Wherever the low places are, there will always be water. But wherever the high places are, they are covered with towering trees. No one cuts them down, and they grow wantonly. A few people walking among them are really insignificant. She is looking for spiritual plants.

Lin Jue is more sensitive

"Senior Brother"

The junior sister whispered: "There are many spiritual plants here, no less than those on Mount Yi!"

Nothing but familiarity with your hands.

"I saw it." Lin Jue replied, "Don't worry, just pick it if it comes to you. If it doesn't, forget it. We have more important things to do."

"knew."

"Fuyao."

"Huh?"

"Look around to see if there are any traces of snakes crawling around on the ground." Lin Jue paused, "But it can't be too far away from us."

"Woo!"

In Luo Monk's slightly surprised eyes, he saw the fox jump lightly and skyrocket.

It was a white shadow that went almost straight upward. It was really light. If the miasma mountain fog had been thicker and the vision blurred, it would have been almost like a white smoke rising straight into the sky.

There is a bit of fairy spirit in the mist.

Several people continued to move forward.

The white shadow jumped back and forth between the branches, as light as an elf in the mountain, looking carefully below.

No one has been here for an unknown period of time. The vegetation is overgrown and the branches are intertwined. It is difficult for people to walk here, and it is even harder for horses to walk because they are bigger.

There are often spider webs blocking the road, and poisonous insects are often dormant.

Sometimes we encounter some mountain animals, some even have spiritual intelligence. They are all used to the miasma and are very curious about these outsiders.

Several people were able to go around them as much as they could, but they couldn't, and they tried their best not to disturb them.

So I walked very slowly.

In addition, he had to wait for Fuyao to explore the surrounding area, so he walked even slower.

This makes it easier for the little junior sister to collect spiritual plants.

"There is a ball tree here! It can be used to refine Shatang Dan!"

"There's one here too!"

“This Ganoderma lucidum tree also has aura!”

"This tree lasts a long time!"

"This tree has been chewed...

Since conquering Yishan Mountain, she has rarely seen places with so many spiritual plants.

And she was very excited during this process.

Every time you pick one, you will feel a little more joyful.

When she was on Mount Yi, she would often bring spiritual plants back to her senior brother while building roads. At first, Lin Jue thought that the two of them were supporting the alchemy tree together, so she also wanted to do her part. As time went by, she realized that she might be there.

There is fun in this process

It even feels a bit addictive.

So much so that even though she had never learned alchemy, she clearly remembered several of the elixir prescriptions she had learned from Fuqiu Temple.

In this way, the miasmatic and desolate place, which is obviously full of dangers and ordinary people dare not enter, seems to have become a paradise for her to collect spiritual plants. "Slow down...

Just as Lin Jue finished speaking, a small black dot suddenly flew from the distance. Almost at the same time, a scabbard stretched out from the side.

Snap!

The scabbard easily removed the black spots.

It was also at this time that the junior sister who was looking for the spirit plant raised her head, and another white shadow rushed back from the distance. She returned to Lin Jue and looked into the distance. Lin Jue first lowered his head and looked at this person.

Seeing that the small black dot was a very common pine cone, I raised my head and looked ahead again.

There are some strange monkeys there.

The strange monkey looked like a macaque, with a large body and a strong body, with arms above the knees and a pair of white ears on its head. It was staring at them. Although it was also a strange monkey, it was different from the ones outside Danxun City.

Zhi~

A sour voice sounded nearby. Monk Luo had already pulled the string of his bow.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Luo!" Lin Jue stopped him and looked at the group of monkeys in front of him, "They have no ill intentions, it's just that we have entered their territory and they want us to leave." Luo Monk didn't say anything, but slowly drew back his bow.

.

"These monkeys are smarter than the ordinary birds and animals in the mountains. Maybe I can ask them where the horned snake is. "How to ask?"

"Those who practice Taoism have their own magic." Lin Jue said as he stepped forward.

However, he saw that the strange monkeys were obviously tall but very timid. They may have been attracted by Luo Monk's evil spirit. Not only did the pine cones he threw not hit them, but the Taoist man walked towards him and was actually frightened.

They had to retreat one after another and flee in all directions.

However, they are extremely fast!

Some were on trees, climbing like the wind, some were on the ground, running upright, running like the wind, and some could even run on slender grass and shrubs. Lin Jue couldn't help but be stunned.

Seeing this scene, he remembered that this was Du Du?

Even Dudu, who was gradually disappearing in the depths of Yishan Mountain, was still living in this miasma-filled place! Lin Jue couldn't help but widen his eyes.

You must know that among the elixirs refined by the second senior brother, the one he and his junior sister eat the most, the one they like the most, and the most precious is the Shenxing Dan, also called the Yiyi Dan.

Usually they are reluctant to use it.

At this time, there were still a few pills in my arms. It was the second senior brother who took care of their two little ones, so he gave them to them generously.

It's not that the elixir is so profound and difficult to refine, but that the elixir requires Du's hair or bones, and it's becoming increasingly difficult to find such exotic beasts as Du. Lin Jue couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised.

This trip can be regarded as a big profit. I couldn't help but turn around and look at my little junior sister. "What's wrong, senior brother?"

The junior sister also read his meaning from his slightly bright eyes, but she was very confused and looked forward.
Chapter completed!