One Qi Chaoyang

Chapter 13: I dare not

The moment it got dark, Zhuang Xinyan left on the Black Hawk.

She also understood that if Zhao Fuyun wanted to leave, it would be very easy.

Carrying the letter, she sat on the eagle's back in the cover of night, in the body of a cat, flew into the sky through the window, and then circled three times in Wu Ze County. She saw the eagle in the hazy moonlight.

Among the lights in every household in Wuze County, Zhao Fuyun's place was the brightest, but the area outside Zhao Fuyun's dojo was dark.

Her cat's eyes saw a tall corpse standing in the darkness outside the yard, a group of monkeys, and what seemed to be ghosts.

When she saw these people, the people in the darkness seemed to see her as well.

"Eat her." A voice suddenly sounded, and she saw a woman dressed in local style, holding a bamboo basket with a cloth bag in it.

She untied the cloth bag, and insects poured out of it. In an instant, pale golden insects flew into the sky.

Zhuang Xinyan was startled, and the Black Hawk also rose high and flew quickly out of the city.

However, the insect could not fly high and could only fly below. Also, it could not fly fast enough and was slowly shaken off. About ten miles out of the city, the Black Hawk landed on the ground.

Zhuang Xinyan knew that this was the limit of what Black Hawk could reach.

At this moment, she faintly heard the sound of insects flapping wings, and saw from afar a little golden light flying towards her in the moonlight.

The black eagle flew up and flew towards the insect. She knew that the black eagle was trying to block the insect that was chasing her.

She was running in the woods at a very fast speed, and somehow she provoked a fox, who chased her for a while.

Later, she passed by a town, stole a set of women's clothes, transformed into a human again, put on the clothes, and continued to head towards Feilong Mountain.

She knew Feilong Mountain.

In fact, Feilong Mountain is not very famous because the mountain is not very high, but it has a good shape and the mountain range is famous for its flying dragon shape.

Because she was not from this area, she had only seen records about Feilong Mountain when she was looking up the history of Wu Ze. It said that in ancient times, a yellow dragon failed to survive a thunder calamity and fell here. After its death, its body quickly turned into yellow earth, and over time formed a mountain.

But everyone thought that the name "Falling Dragon Mountain" was not nice, so they named it "Flying Dragon Mountain", implying that they hoped that the dragon that had suffered the disaster would be able to take off again.

People can always express good wishes to people or things that have nothing to do with them.

Some people once thought that this mountain would become a sacred mountain. However, when many people went there, they found that the mountain was very desolate, the loess was hard and extremely dry, and they could not even cultivate fields to grow medicinal herbs or sacred rice.

So gradually the place was forgotten.

Zhuang Xinyan was thinking about the information about Feilong Mountain. She really didn't expect that there was a Golden Spring Cave in Feilong Mountain.

She went all the way to Feilong Mountain without stopping, because she knew that if she arrived earlier, Zhao Fuyun might be out of danger earlier.

At daybreak, she finally arrived at Feilong Mountain, but she couldn't find the Jinquan Cave.

The book records that Feilong Mountain is not majestic, but when you get to the front of the mountain, you can't see through it at a glance. Moreover, after so many years, the mountain is now covered with trees.

Zhao Fuyun did not say how to find it, as he had never been there himself. He only knew that an elder from the sect in Nanling Prefecture had opened up a cave for practicing. This was the case over the years he had been in the mountains. Sometimes, when the Taoist master in the mountains talked about geography, he would also tell him which mountain had opened up a cave.

She couldn't find it, and she got anxious. She went to a high place and shouted loudly: "Tiandu Mountain disciple, Zhao Fuyun wants to see the master of Jinquan Cave."

"Tiandu Mountain disciple, Zhao Fuyun wishes to see the master of Jinquan Cave..."

After shouting three times in a row, a voice came from the mountain: "Girl, stop shouting. There is a hidden hole under the dragon's head where the scales are. Come in."

Zhuang Xinyan had not built a foundation, so she could not fly in the clouds or cut paper into a bird to carry herself down, but fortunately she found a way down from the side and then saw a cave.

The entrance of the cave has been well maintained and can accommodate two people walking side by side. There are four big characters on the entrance - Jinquan Dongtian.

There were steps leading down to the cave entrance, with faint light shining through. She looked up and saw a mountain that looked like a dragon's head raising its head.

If someone hadn't told her, how would she have known that there was a Golden Spring Cave here.

She walked down the winding stairs. The further down she went, the brighter and bigger they became, like the bottom of a gourd.

Until she walked along the wall of the cave to the bottom and saw two people sitting there.

The place where they sat was surrounded by water, which was golden in color, and there were many golden lotus leaves growing here and there.

She couldn't tell what kind it was, but she felt an indescribable mysterious and fairy-like feeling.

Among the two men, one looked resolute and wore a light golden robe, while the other was a woman dressed in dark black. Her hair on her forehead and both sides of her temples were tied into a bun on top of her head. She wore a red crown, which was stunning.

When she turned around, Zhuang Xinyan felt that someone saw through her heart at a glance.

This female Taoist priest exudes a chilly aura, but she has no evil intentions at all. Instead, she has a feeling of cold jade.

"Cangzhou Prefecture, Zhuang Xinyan of the Zhuang family greets the two Taoist priests." Zhuang Xinyan saluted.

"You are not a disciple of Tiandu Mountain, why are you lying?" asked the Taoist in golden robe with a resolute face.

"I am indeed not a disciple of Tiandu Mountain. I am here to deliver a letter for Zhao Fuyun, a disciple from Tiandu. I shouted because I couldn't find the location of Jinquan Cave." Zhuang Xinyan said hurriedly.

"Show me the letter." said the Taoist in golden robe with a resolute face.

Zhuang Xinyan presented the letter written by Zhao Fuyun.

However, the Taoist woman who was as gentle as a precious jade said, "It is said that the ancestors of the Zhuang family in Cangzhou were in love with a cat demon, and there is a branch of the clan with cat demon bloodline. But is it your branch?"

Zhuang Xinyan's face changed slightly when her identity and bloodline were exposed, but under the Taoist's compelling gaze, she could only respond, "Yes."

"Oh, so you can transform into a cat? Come and see." said the female Taoist priest.

Zhuang Xinyan felt that she was extremely humiliated. Her face flushed and her eyes were full of anger. She felt that this female Taoist did not treat her as a human being, as if she was just a cat.

"Okay, stop teasing the girl. If you like cats, just find a civet cat to raise for yourself. Take a look at this letter." said the Taoist man in the golden robe.

She shifted her gaze away from Zhuang Xinyan, took the letter and read its contents.

"How about it? Are you interested in going there? If I'm not mistaken, that place should be a very suitable place for your practice. Aren't you looking for a place that suits your practice to open up a cave and build a Taoist temple? From Zhao Fuyun's description, I think that place should be suitable." said the Taoist in golden robe.

The Taoist woman wearing a red crown hesitated for a moment, then suddenly turned to Zhuang Xinyan and asked, "Your brother died in Wuze County. Why didn't you tell the Great Zhou court about this? Instead, you acted on your own and ended up here?"

The Taoist in golden robes also looked over, with golden light shining in his eyes.

She suddenly felt a huge pressure coming down on her, and it became difficult for her to breathe.

"I have asked for help, but there is no one in the court to take care of the affairs of this place, so I can only avenge my brother in my own way." "Daozi's new policy is the new policy of the Great Zhou court. How come there is no one to investigate the murder of the instructor?" The Taoist in golden robe sneered.

The female Taoist wearing the red crown continued, "That's why Luoxian Temple asked the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty to cooperate with our Tiandu Mountain and asked us to send Xuanguang disciples from Tiandu Mountain to teach in various places."

"People like us who practice cultivation should stay away from the worldly world and cut off worldly thoughts. Why should we get involved with these dynasties and countries?" said the Taoist in golden robes.

"Brother, what you said makes sense. Why don't you go and have a discussion with the master of the Eight Directions Hall?" said the female Taoist wearing a red crown.

The Bafang Hall is located in Tiandu Mountain. It is responsible for managing all worldly matters and is open to the outside world.

This cooperation with the Great Zhou Kingdom was mainly promoted by the master of the Eight Directions Hall, and both of them knew this.

However, at this time, there were outsiders present, so the two of them just said one sentence and didn't say anything more.

The red-crowned Taoist said, "I will go there. Zhao Fuyun was diligent in his practice when he was in the lower courtyard. Since he has difficulties, as an elder in the sect, I should lend a helping hand."

After she finished speaking, she stood up and said goodbye to the Taoist in the golden robe. The Taoist in the golden robe just waved his hand, as if he had no intention of going at all.

Zhuang Xinyan followed the red-capped female Taoist to the entrance of the cave, only to see her slightly opened mouth and exhaled a breath. The breath was wrapped into a ball, swirling in the void in front of them, growing rapidly, and soon formed a thick cloud.

The red-crowned female Taoist took a step forward and looked back at Zhuang Xinyan. Zhuang Xinyan immediately followed, only to feel her feet were empty, yet there was a force supporting her.

It feels like walking on water, but also like walking on cotton.

Moreover, the clouds were not only under their feet, but also immediately enveloped both of them.

Then the clouds and mist floated quickly in the void, as if they were flying with the wind, but also as if they could break the wind themselves.

Zhuang Xinyan felt envious.

This is a cultivator from a great Xuanmen sect. He can walk on clouds and ride on mist, and his methods are as ordinary as those of an immortal.
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Zhao Fuyun's courtyard door was tightly closed. Ever since Zhuang Xinyan left, he felt as if a heavy gloomy energy had merged into the moonlight and spread into the courtyard, as if it was going to extinguish all the lights in the Taoist temple.

So, he communicated with 'Chijun', and the flames jumped. Although there was no wind, it was still shaking.

He came to the door, with flames surging behind him, and a golden flame glow was faintly visible above the statue of "Chijun".

He looked up at the sky, only to find that the moon in the sky had been covered by fog at some point.

And those extremely low-pressed clouds were actually a group of evil spirits gathered together.

Zhao Fuyun stared at it and could vaguely see a large black banner.

At this time, outside the courtyard, there were several people standing in an alley, all with bad looks on their faces, because they all saw a black hawk taking a cat away.

They were waiting for Miss Han, who had chased out, to come back. If they could catch up with the "cat", everything could still be salvaged. If not, everyone would have to make a decision.

In fact, they had already made a rough decision in their hearts because they knew that someone else had been there that night.

Moreover, although those tomb robbers were defeated, each of them had unique skills and had made a lot of preparations, so they only left two people behind and the others fled.

In fact, it was not only Miss Han who was chasing, there were others as well. However, no one had any hope for the others because the Black Hawk flew so high and fast that the others could not catch up at all.

Miss Han came back, and seeing everyone's gaze, she took the initiative to say, "The cat ran away. Black Hawk stopped me for a while, and then I couldn't find any trace of the white cat."

The others didn't say anything; they all stood in the alley in silence.

"Let's talk about what to do." The speaker was Li Heipi. There were more than ten people in this alley now.

There are both older and younger generations. The older generation is in the middle, and the younger generation represents the elderly in the family, standing in a circle outside.

"I said that this will be revealed sooner or later. Killing Zhuang Xiange is not enough." Li Heipi's voice was filled with irritation.

At his feet, a gray-haired monkey looked up at the crowd.

Yin Wushou sighed and said, "If someone comes from Tiandu Mountain, we won't be able to stop him. Even if he's the only one in the yard, we can rush in and kill him, but do we dare? Do you dare?"

Everyone present was silent for a moment.

"But we have been excavating for so long, are they going to take it away as soon as they come?" a young man said unconvinced.

"That's why we have never let outsiders find out." Yin Wushou looked at the junior. He knew that the juniors had never seen the world outside Wu Ze, and didn't know what kind of sect Tiandu Mountain was.

"Is that it?" Miss Han said while holding the insect basket.

"There is only one way." Yin Wushou said.

"What method?" Li Heipi said.

"If we find someone who is not afraid of Tiandu Mountain, there may be room for maneuver." Yin Wushou said.

"Who are you looking for?" Li Heipi said.

"The best person is of course our current Lord. If he is willing, after all, this Nanling Prefecture is his place. He has dozens of disciples and a wide range of friends. He should not be afraid of Tiandu Mountain." Yin Wushou said.

"In that case, let's make this decision. Li Dayan, what does your grandma mean?" Yin Wushou said.

Li Dayan's real name is Li Yong, so Yin Wushou naturally wouldn't call him 'Brother Snake', and only people like him would call him Dayan.

"My grandmother said that it's all up to Yin Lao to make the decision," said Li Yong.

Although Yin Wushou is not the one with the highest cultivation level in Wuze County, he is considered the hidden leader.

Over the past few days, several major practitioners in Wuze County have discussed it, and everyone is in a dilemma.

They were unwilling to give up, but the news had already leaked out. Zhao Fuyun from Tiandu Mountain might have known about this place. If someone from Tiandu Mountain came, they felt they could not stop him.

Therefore, the best option is to invite one more person to come in and resist the people from Tiandu Mountain, while everyone follows behind and drinks some soup.

"Big Eyes, go tell 'Snake Grandma' to ask her to go to Lord Wu's place." Yin Wushou said.

Li Yong responded, turned around and left.

However, not long after, a voice rang out: "You are really scared, what about Tiandu Mountain?"

When everyone looked, they found that the person who came was the silkworm master who had been missing for some time - Ma Wulang.

Ma Wulang did not look injured at this moment. Even before the box on his back came close, everyone could sense a sense of danger, as if something was frightening their souls.

Everyone's expressions changed slightly.

(End of this chapter)