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Chapter 137 The Secret of the Valley (4)
It is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and the north wind does not come, so the temperature is moist, and flowers bloom continuously in all seasons, embellishing the banks of the stream like brocade carpets.Going up along the stream, you can see elk strolling, egrets drooping their feathers, birds chirping, and antelopes eating each other. Both animals and animals are peaceful.After walking for a while, I saw another peach forest. The peach blossoms withered early, and the branches were covered with lush green peaches. The white dragon hangs upside down, and the bark of the single-plank bridge above is mottled. When you step on the bridge, the roar of a tiger and thunder below.

On the other side of the bridge is a narrow stone trestle, hanging on the mountainside, only allowing one person to walk, and the valley below is pitch black.Lu Jian walked about two hundred steps, and when he reached the end of the plank road, his eyes lit up, and suddenly he saw a winding road, mountains and valleys, a stone house surrounded by several paddy fields, and bamboo pipes connected to form a canal, drawing spring water from the edge of the cliff, on the left side of the stone house Pine trees are planted, cypresses are planted on the right side, and several acres of tea trees are planted behind the house.

Lu Jian didn't expect there to be such a family in this deep mountain and valley. He was surprised at first, and then envious.Over the past few days, he has witnessed famine and slaughter in the world of mortals, misfortune in conspiracy, tragic death of friends, changes in love, he has long been disheartened, and has the thought of abandoning the world. Such a secluded place is really hard to find.

He yelled twice, but no one answered, he opened the door and entered. There was only one stone couch, two wooden desks, a few yellowed ancient books on the west cabinet, and a burnt-tailed guqin hanging on the east window, with the breeze passing by. The strings have a faint rhyme, almost suspicious of the sounds of nature.

Looking at the situation in front of him, Lu Jian was dazed, imagining that one day he and Yao Qing would live here in seclusion, plowing the fields and spinning yarn in their busy hours, and raising deer and playing the piano in their free time, how pleasant it would be.

Thinking of this, hallucinations seem to arise in front of my eyes, under the trees by the fields, by the water in front of the house, there is no place where there is no shadow of Yao Qing, either angry or angry, happy or sad, or holding flowers with bare hands, or sweating with sleeves , the voice and smile are within reach, but when he reached out to touch it, it was empty, only the breeze was blowing, the running water was soft, and the singing of birds was like a song, echoing in his ears.

There was a sharp pain in Lu Jian's heart. He reached into his arms and took out the shell necklace, which was as pearly as a girl's skin.His eyes became hot, and tears rushed out. For many days, he was full of anger and had no way to vent it. At this time, he was in an empty valley with no one around. He couldn't help but feel sad, and wept loudly.

I don't know how long I cried, when I suddenly felt a big hand touching the top of my head, and a gentle voice said: "My child, why are you crying?" , standing behind him is a man in his forties, with a blue cloth gown that has been washed white, and a basket with a lotus hoe. He is tall and thin, with a small cinnabar mole on his left eyebrow. His face is sharp and angular. He is not very handsome, but he is also ethereal.

Lu Jian was surprised and said: "You, you are..." The man in Tsing Yi smiled and said, "I am the owner of this family." Lu Jian was surprised and delighted, and said, "You are Gu Zhen's master?"

When the man looked at him, he smiled and nodded silently.Lu Jian felt admiration and bowed his hands.The man in Tsing Yi smiled and said, "I'm a guest from afar, so why not come in and talk about it." Only then did Lu Jian realize that he was blocking the door, and hurriedly dodged away.

The man put down the medicine hoe and sat in front of the desk, staring at an empty wall in a daze.Just as Lu Jian was thinking about how to speak, he suddenly heard the man in Tsing Yi say, "When did Gu Zhen die?"

Lu Jian was surprised and said, "How do you know he's dead?" The man in Tsing Yi said, "I have an appointment with him, and we will never see each other again in this life. As long as he lives, he won't see me, but if he dies before me, it's trustworthy." People report."

Lu Jian was silent for a while, and sighed: "He died in Tianzhu Mountain half a month ago." He couldn't bear to tell Gu Zhen's cause of death, so he took out the God of Wealth ring and put it on the table. Happy but sad.Lu Jian thought he was with Gu Zhen as a master and apprentice, and when he heard the news of his lover's death, he must have been extremely hurt. Seeing him so indifferent, he felt puzzled.

The man in Tsing Yi put the ring into his sleeve, took off the Yaoqin on the wall, and started to play, the tune was gloomy and frustrating, as if there was inexplicable grief.Lu Jian could hear his heart swaying and was overwhelmed with grief. He listened silently for a while, and suddenly there was a sound of "clang", a string snapped, cutting the man in Tsing Yi's index finger, and blood dripped on the piano.

"The qin is still like this, how can people be worthy of it." The man in Tsing Yi grabbed the qin and threw it out of the window. The qin fell into the paddy field and floated along the water.Lu Jian couldn't help thinking: "Grandpa often said that the zither is the voice of the heart. This person doesn't look sad on the surface, but from the sound of the zither, he is still very sad."

Just as he was in a daze, the man in Tsing Yi said again: "Gu Zhen asked you to come because he wanted me to pass on the God of Wealth to you, but, can you afford it?" Lu Jian was dumbfounded, and hurriedly waved his hands: "How can I afford it? Senior must have misunderstood what Gu Zhen meant."

The man in Tsing Yi glanced at him, nodded and said, "You are more than honest, not smart enough, you are indeed not suitable for business. I don't know what the guy Gu Zhen has planned. Fortune is like raising a tiger. If you are not smart enough, and you don't manage it well, you must be a fortune. Backlash, isn't he afraid of hurting you?" He stared at Lu Jian for a while, then smiled again, "Yes, you are not smart, but you are indifferent to wealth and power, and you can entrust important things to you. Well, you are crying in front of my door what?"

Lu Jian blushed. He felt that this person was gentle and amiable. Since he parted from Yao Qing, he had nowhere to vent his distress. He thought that this person was Gu Zhen's teacher, so he was no different from his elders, so he couldn't hold back for a while. , hesitating, telling the story of the change.

The man listened quietly, and said with a smile: "Love and evil in the world are similar, but that woman is not something in a pool. Don't say you can't handle it, your rival in love will probably be happy in vain. Heh, the eight pictures are in one." , the world is invincible, which is a bit interesting."

Laughing twice, he lightly stroked the edge of the table, and said leisurely, "Did you come alone?" Lu Jian didn't guard against his sudden question, and said in a daze, "Yes."

The man in Tsing Yi smiled, looked outside the house, and raised his voice and said: "Your step is sneaky, isn't it a rat who is watching you?" The voice was clear and undisturbed, shaking mountains and valleys.Lu Jian was horrified when he heard it, and thought to himself that he couldn't be so calm when he spoke up like this.

Suddenly someone said in a trembling voice, "It's really you." Lu Jian jumped out and saw a thin and short person standing on the other side of the paddy field. It was the little old man he met on the road.He was alone, and the giant man who followed him was missing.Lu Jian was surprised and said, "You... are you following me?"

The little old man didn't even look at him, but stared fixedly at the room, gritted his teeth and said, "You really are not dead." Lu Jian turned his head to look, and the man in Tsing Yi came out with his hands behind his back. Looking at the little old man, he said with a smile: "The mountain is never far away from the lake, the trap has come, where is the general?"

Suddenly he heard a loud shout, like a thunder in the clear sky: "Skinny bamboo pole, I'm here." Lu Jian raised his head and saw that the giant man was standing on the nearby peak, with his hands on his waist, majestic and majestic. There are layers upon layers on the side, full of huge boulders.

The man in Tsing Yi didn't look back, he smiled and said, "How did you find it?" The little old man said coldly, "You think you're smart, and everyone else is a fool? You and I grew up together, and you can hide it from the world." People, how could you hide it from me and the old stupid bear? After you faked your death back then, I became suspicious. For more than ten years, the old stupid bear and I have been investigating this matter all the time. God is sorry, I finally let the old man find out, you In addition to its original appearance, it is actually the owner of the God of Wealth who commands the world's merchants. Hmph, three years ago, the old stupid Kumamoto and I discovered the whereabouts of the God of Wealth ring. For some reason, when we rushed to Jiangnan, the ring suddenly disappeared again. During the three years , there is no news at all..."

When Lu Jian heard this, he thought that Gu Zhen was imprisoned three years ago, and the God of Wealth Ring disappeared along with him.Thinking of this, for some reason, looking at the man in Tsing Yi, I felt uneasy, and suddenly heard the little old man say: "It's because you have committed too many crimes, and God will punish you. I and the old stupid bear searched for clues and swam to Yangzhou by chance. I found out that this silly boy was showing off in the downtown area with a big fanfare in order to help the hungry people. I asked him with the old stupid bear, but he couldn't tell the truth, so the old man came to play hard to get, and followed him all the way. Sure enough, he was caught."

Lu Jian blushed and felt ashamed, and whispered to the man in Tsing Yi, "I'm sorry, I... I..." The man in Tsing Yi waved his hands and sighed, "It's worth it to exchange my body for the lives of thousands of hungry people." After hearing this, Lu Jian became more and more guilty. The little old man spat angrily and cursed: "You don't pretend to be a good person or a hermit, who can you fool?"

The giant man also shouted: "That's right, your skinny bamboo pole has become a good person, and my old stupid bear is still not his grandma's living Bodhisattva!" His voice was like thunder, overwhelming Gao Tiangangfeng.

Lu Jian became more and more annoyed as he listened, and shouted: "You two are abominable people. First you asked me for the ring, but if you couldn't get it, you came to follow me. Now you are even more rude to this gentleman. What are you trying to do?" Using real strength in a few words, the momentum is like thunder and the chariot rolls, and the momentum is so strong that it is not under the giant man.The little old man was taken aback, and shouted: "Boy, this is a major event in my sect, and it has nothing to do with you." Lu Jian said coldly: "You are in trouble with this gentleman, because it has something to do with me. Leave, or don't blame me for being rude."

The little old man was furious, and cursed: "I'm ashamed? Fuck you, do you know who he is? He is Wan..." Before he finished speaking, the muddy water in the paddy field shot up into the sky, and he rushed over with his head covering his face. Caught off guard, the little old man filled his mouth with mud, and blocked his words again.

Lu Jian was surprised, but saw the little old man take two steps back and stare at the middle-aged man with panic on his face.The middle-aged man smiled, and took a step casually, the little old man took two steps back, spat out the muddy water in his mouth and shouted: "Don't be crazy, you...don't be crazy..." At first his voice was harsh, but for the man in Tsing Yi His eyes forced him, and his voice trembled unknowingly.

The man in Tsing Yi laughed and said, "Monkey spirit, since you are afraid of me, why did you come to die again?" Just stand still and don't move." As he spoke, he took another step, the little old man took two steps back suddenly, his heart beat like thunder, blood rushed up, and he couldn't help shouting: "Old stupid bear, don't you want to do it?"

He raised his eyes and saw the giant man standing on the top of the peak, stunned like a wooden chicken. The little old man became anxious and shouted: "Old stupid bear, first strike first." The giant man opened his ears to listen, with a strange expression, suddenly Opened his mouth and yelled, the little old man saw that his mouth was open and closed, but he didn't say a word, so he couldn't help being surprised, his eyes turned, and suddenly he saw the man in Tsing Yi sneer slightly, and his heart skipped a beat: "Oops, this guy's magical powers have not diminished in the past, but he actually beat me to death." The two are separated, I can't hear the old stupid bear, and the old stupid bear can't hear me. Shanze breathes, and the power is first seen. Once the voice is blocked, the power will not be reduced by half." Thinking about it, the fear in my heart is even worse.

Lu Jian didn't know the mystery, and saw that the little old man was suddenly anxious, angry, hesitant, and depressed, just wondering, when he heard a muffled groan beside him, he turned his head to look, and the face of the man in Tsing Yi was green. The brows turned black, the cheeks bulged, and a mouthful of blood spat out with a "poof".

Lu Jian was shocked, stretched out his hand to support him, and asked anxiously, "What's wrong with you?" The little old man turned his surprise into joy, and laughed and said, "Skinny bamboo pole, you really haven't escaped the catastrophe. There is a saying that 'heaven and man are in harmony. One, all things are in harmony', how can you harmonize the heavens and the earth and all things in harmony with your murderous aura? It will be strange if you don’t suffer a catastrophe. Ha, it’s ridiculous that you are bluffing and almost fooled me!"

The man in Tsing Yi struggled a bit, but felt that his heart was on fire, he couldn't help but sighed, and said with a wry smile, "I don't want to be tricked by good fortune, but I will die in your hands." The little old man grinned ferociously, and glared at Lu Jian: " Brat, don't meddle in your own business, it's not a joke to hurt you by mistake."

Lu Jian had a good impression of the man in Tsing Yi, thinking that he was Gu Zhen's master, no different from his elders, if the elders were in trouble, how could there be any reason to stand idly by?Immediately he straightened his body and said loudly: "Aren't you two taking advantage of others' danger, don't you think it's shameful?" The little old man was furious, blew his beard and shouted: "What do you know, little child, if you don't get out, you will die."

Lu Jian didn't say a word, and helped the man in Tsing Yi aside, his steps were uneven, showing "the appearance of being the only one who respects me", the little old man felt it from a distance, and his heart trembled: "What is the origin of the little baby, it's good Momentum." Suddenly, Lu Jian circled his left hand and punched the paddy field with his right fist, and the seedlings collapsed and the muddy water surged, turning into a wall of water ten feet high, covering the sky and covering the sun.

The little old man was overwhelmed with astonishment, although the punch was powerful, it was not as treacherous as the man in Tsing Yi. When the water wall came together, the little old man swept back to avoid the muddy water, and shouted: "Do it."

(End of this chapter)