A knife in love

When the man in gray said this, he paused for a moment, and then he continued: "While drinking tea, the leader of the businessman chatted with me. He said that it has been said that the Fusang Kingdom hangs alone above the sea and is divided into three big islands. , and there is a dragon and a snake under the three big islands. Whenever the dragons and snakes fight, the ground shakes, some places collapse, and some places rise. The people are either buried in the ground and suffocated to death, or thrown After falling into the air, he fell to his death. There are also some places that collapsed and turned into ponds. The strange thing is that some ponds are piercingly cold, and some ponds are filled with hot water. For thousands of years, I don’t know how many people died because of this. .They call the fight between dragon and snake to cause the sky to collapse as an earthquake. Once an earthquake breaks out, the people can only close their eyes and wait for death.

"After hearing what the business leader said, I suddenly realized that the catastrophe in the village was caused by the earthquake. The pond that appeared in the southwest corner of the village was caused by the land subsidence after the earthquake and the water gushing out. As for the strange caves in the village and the rising white steam, it seems that the earthquake caused the ground to loosen, revealing many large and small round holes. However, I can't figure out why the white steam spewed out of the round holes. clear.

"The merchant leader went on to say, I think the reason why this village is so dilapidated is mostly because of frequent earthquakes. In order to survive, the people had to leave their homes and flee without a trace. The earthquakes have continued these days, and the village It is also close to the sea. If unfortunately it collapses, the whole village may sink to the bottom of the sea. At that time, even if you want to escape, you will not be able to escape. We will leave here in a while. If you don’t give up, you might as well leave with us.

"After I heard the words of the business leader, I was startled. I thought to myself that the earthquake is so terrible. Even though I have martial arts, it is not easy to escape. I have to leave the dangerous place as soon as possible. But Master, the old man, is very kind to me. Rushan, if I want to find his old man, maybe I can only look for clues in this village. I haven't found the whereabouts of Master yet, so even if the village falls, I can't leave.

"I made up my mind, so I politely declined the invitation of the merchant leader. He saw that I refused to leave, but he didn't force it. After he packed his luggage, he said goodbye to me and left with a group of his men. Hanshan Fishing Village. Before he left, he left some steamed buns and dried meat for me. I have lived in Fusang for many years, and I know that Fusang people are cruel and cunning, narrow-minded, and most of them are not good people. But this group of businessmen are rare and warm-hearted, which is really admirable .

"After the caravan left, it was already daylight. According to yesterday's plan, I will leave Hanshan Fishing Village and head north. This is because some robbers in Qiu Shanling said that Master and his old man often go to the vicinity of Daxue Mountain in his spare time. For leisure, I have to go to Daxue Mountain, even if I don't find Master and other old people, maybe I can find some clues."

The man in gray sighed at this point, and then continued: "After I left Hanshan Fishing Village, I traveled all the way north, and finally arrived at the foot of Daxue Mountain. Standing in the snow, I looked up to the peak, and saw A solitary mountain peak stands firmly in front of me like the legendary white jade pillar that lifts the sky. From the foot of the mountain to the top, it is covered with white snow, and there is no one in sight. I was shrouded in it, but luckily the yang zhenqi in my body was not weak, so I didn't feel cold.

"I lingered at the foot of the mountain for a long time, and finally found a slope where I could climb the mountain. I climbed up the slope, slipped several times, and almost fell from the slope. It took four hours and I only walked up the slope Seventy to eighty feet away from the top of the Daxue Mountain. Seeing that the surrounding area is covered with white snow, the slope is getting steeper and steeper, and it is extremely difficult to climb up. It is already in the afternoon, and the sky is gradually turning As it became darker, I became more and more anxious. I knew that before dark, I had to go back to the Hanshan fishing village to rest, or I could find a place where I could shelter on the Daxue Mountain. Otherwise, after nightfall, the Daxue Mountain would be extremely cold. Can't stand the cold either.

"I hesitated for a moment, thinking of the great kindness of Master and his old man, I gritted my teeth and climbed to the top of the mountain again. Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, I only climbed more than ten feet, and I wanted to climb before dark. Going up to the top of Daxue Mountain is tantamount to a dream. And there are steep snow-capped slopes all around, and there is no shelter at all. If you don’t go down the mountain quickly, you will have to freeze to death on Daxue Mountain after dark.

"At that time, I was hanging under a big rock in a dilemma. When I was at a loss, I suddenly heard a strange noise from above my head, and then a large snowflake fell on my head. I was so frightened that I looked up and saw the big rock. There was a deer head protruding from the rock, and it was looking at me curiously. I didn’t expect there to be wild deer on the Daxue Mountain, and I was surprised and delighted. As long as I climb up the rock, I can find a safe place to rest in the open space. Thinking of this, I grasped the concave and convex of the big rock with both hands, and climbed up the big rock carefully.

"At that time, the sky was quite dark, and I could vaguely see a large flat land in front of me, and there was a forest tens of feet away. Seeing this, I was overjoyed, and thought to myself that as long as I walked into the forest, there would be a big fire. It's not difficult to spend a night here. It's just that when I was about to walk to the woods, I realized that there were three wild deer standing beside me. They were only a few feet away from me, and they looked at me with their heads tilted. , seems to be quite curious about me, and has no fear at all. Judging by the appearance of these three wild deer, I should have never seen people before, so they are so defenseless. These three wild deer are food bestowed on me by heaven, and It is said that deer blood is a great tonic. I climbed the mountain for four or five hours, and I was almost exhausted. If I ate some venison and drank deer blood, I can rest for a night and climb the mountain tomorrow. strength.

"Thinking of this, I already had an idea in my mind. I pretended not to care and walked slowly towards the woods. As expected, the three wild deer were fooled and followed me slowly. I took advantage of the three wild deer Unprepared, I drew my sword suddenly and killed a wild deer with one sword. Because I drew the sword too quickly, after the wild deer fell, the other two wild deer didn't know that their companions had been killed, and stood there blankly. By the side, I didn’t try my best to escape. After I saw the wild deer fell, the blood spurted out from its neck and fell on the snow, and there were countless large and small pits. I leaned down and drank it first. A few mouthfuls of deer blood, although the smell is unpleasant, but after the warm deer blood falls into the stomach, the body is warm and comfortable, as for whether it can make a big difference, I don’t know.”