In the afternoon of the next day, Master and I had already crossed the river to the boundary of Yunju Mountain, but according to Old Man Li, Master and I would have to reach Yunju Mountain in about three days at the earliest. Sure enough, the Yunju Mountain looked close, and the real long-distance walk seemed unusually far away. In front of me, there was a small mountain, but before I had gone too far to the southwest, I noticed the strangeness along the way.

It's not that I encountered any ghosts again, but the further I went, the more I found a scene of drought, all the big rivers and small ditches dried up, and most of the fields were barren. This is almost completely different from the previous Feng'er Village!

Before it got dark, I had already drunk the little water I had with me. I couldn't help but complain, "Master, why is the drought in this area so severe?" It's only a few dozen miles along the way, and the difference is too big, right? As I spoke, I carefully touched my surroundings, hoping that I could find a little water source in time, otherwise I would be so thirsty, and I might die of thirst if I was in a hurry! And even if this drought is over, the weather is unusually hot, which is really unbearable!

The master glanced up at the distance and sighed lightly: "As the saying goes, ten miles of different days, a hundred miles of different seasons, most of the time this is the truth." The area ahead seems to be very barren, but there seems to be a small hill not far to the northwest, let's go over there to have a look, if we can find water, and then rush all the way to Yunju Mountain. "Seeing that the master is also sweating constantly, I see it in my eyes, and my heart is not a taste, if only I could find water quickly.

It's a pity that we've come so far all the way, and it's not cost-effective to turn back, and we have to keep moving forward.

When night fell, I didn't forget to joke as I walked: "Master, I really didn't expect that Han Xiaomei's parents would accept that marriage, Li Mu's blessing is really not small, hehe!" ”

"yes!" The master nodded, and then said, "In this way, his deceased grandfather can also be blinded under the Nine Springs." It's just that we still have to rush to Yunju Mountain, and we can't stay to drink the wedding wine. ”

I thought about it for a while, and then asked: "Master, it stands to reason that Gu Tan shouldn't know about the clues about the token of our Maoshan sect's patriarch, after all, this matter was told to me by the Chenghuang Master himself, so let's say so, if we rush to Yunju Mountain this time, will Gu Tan still follow us?" He is bent on finding the Patriarch token before us, and I don't think he will miss any chance! ”

The master frowned and said, "Although we have to deal with the Nine Tribulations to find the Ancestor Token, it is difficult to guarantee that we will not be allowed to find it in advance, or maybe we will be able to gain something from this trip to Yunju Mountain." There is no absolute in the world, as long as we persevere, I believe that we will be able to find the token of the ancestor. Not far ahead is the mountain, looking at the green grass around the mountain, there must be a water source. ”

Seeing this, I hurriedly said with concern: "Master, then find a place for your old man to rest, I will first climb to the mountain and touch it around, see where there is water around, and then come back to quench your old man's thirst!" ”

Hearing my words, Master nodded with satisfaction, and said: "Especially in this barren mountain range, there are often mountain spirits and ghosts at night, you should be careful, if you encounter any trouble that you can't solve, just call out as a teacher in time!" I agreed, and hurriedly climbed up the hill, not to mention, this mountain does not look high, but it is really steep and tight, but I have climbed the steep mountain, such a small mountain, naturally no problem.

After an hour, I finally dragged my tired body to the top of the mountain, where there was silence all around, and between the trees, it was pitch black, and the thin moonlight could hardly penetrate the bushes. I listened carefully to the movement of the mountain, and if there was a stream flowing, I would have heard it, and I would not do anything useless, and I would have looked around the steep cliff as I touched.

After going around for nearly two hours, and I didn't know where I went, I just felt that I was so tired, gasping for breath, I found an open place and sat on it, and then lay down again.

Just when I was about to fall asleep and didn't fall asleep, I heard the sound of a thin stream of water rushing from me, I opened my eyes and sat up, looked for the sound, and then got up and walked towards the source of the sound step by step. Not long after, I saw a bunch of silver-white water splashes in front of a cliff, gushing out from the top of the mountain wall, and smashing down all the way down the mountain wall, although the water column was not big, but in my eyes, it was more precious than gold!

After a brief visual inspection, the place where the water eye was located was still some distance from the cliff, and I tried to use my hands but couldn't reach it. In desperation, I had to climb down carefully in a panic, but fortunately there was still a place to put my feet, but I looked down like this, it was fifty or sixty zhang high, and I accidentally fell down, but I was afraid that I would become scum. But fortunately, it's the middle of the night, it's dark below, how high it is, I can't see it clearly, but fortunately I can't see it clearly, if it's broad daylight, I don't dare to go down to get water even if I am killed.

But as soon as I climbed down, my mind was in a hurry, why didn't I get water at the foot of the mountain below? Why do you need to get water from such a steep place up here? It's good if there is an accident, but if there is an accident, it will be too bad!

I was so hungry and thirsty that I couldn't reach the foot of the mountain below, so I just hoped that I would be able to drink water immediately, so I grabbed the mountain wall dangerously, and then bent down little by little, took a little water with my hand, and then hit my face hard. I breathed a deep sigh of relief, it was so refreshing, I didn't have time to think about it, I bent down again, carefully took a little water with my hand, and poured it into my stomach.

This water flows from the mountain, and it tastes sweet and delicious to drink, or maybe it is because I am too thirsty, and everything I drink is elixir fairy dew. After drinking enough water, I couldn't help but burp, thinking that the master was still waiting for me on the other side, I hurriedly looked down at the yellow cloth bag I was carrying, which contained a prepared kettle, but I was in such a posture, my feet were pushing the rocks, and one hand was still holding on to it, and I could only free one hand to hold the kettle to fill the water, which was really awkward.

But Master couldn't wait to drink water, I settled down again, carefully reached out and took out the kettle, then put the stopper of the kettle to my mouth, opened my mouth and bit off the stopper, and so, hurriedly bent down to get water. As soon as the kettle received the water eye, it was suddenly impacted by the water column gushing out of it, and my fingers trembled, but when I saw the kettle "whew" suddenly rushed out by the water column, in a panic, I instinctively stretched out my hand to grab it, but I knew that my feet slipped, and my whole person fell down instantly......

"Ahh

With a frightened scream, I was hit hard by the water column at the same time as I touched the water column, I don't know how long I fell, I only felt a pain in my buttocks, and my eyes instantly became pitch black, and I didn't know anything.

In a daze, I only remembered to fetch water for the master to drink, but I saw that the kettle was getting farther and farther away from me, and I couldn't help but shout loudly, "Water!" Give me water! Water!! ”

Huo Di opened his eyes, and the sharp pain in his body followed every nerve that spread through me, as if his whole body was falling apart, and in the confusion, I saw a withered yellow lamp, swaying back and forth in the dark night, and in front of me, there were several strange-looking people, standing there, staring at me with a stunned face. Subconsciously, I felt like I was lying on a bed, and in front of me was a dilapidated thatched hut, and in the room, there were several older old men and old women.

Perhaps hearing my call in my sleep, the old woman who was standing by my bedside hurriedly said to the old man beside me, "Old man, this child said he wants to drink water, go and fetch water!" ”

"No......" I hurriedly stretched out my hand and said weakly, "Grandma, I'...... I'm not asking for water, I, I'm looking for my kettle, you guys, do you see my kettle? I still have to fetch water for my master, who must be thirsty...... Grandma, where's my kettle? Where's my kettle? Did you pick it up? "I can't forget my mission, but I touched it under my body, and there was nothing.

The old woman's face was kind, but the old man, who had been squatting by the wall, his face was full of indifference, just now the old woman asked him to fetch water, he almost didn't move, just squatted there and smoked a dry tobacco pouch. Hearing my words, the old grandmother smiled kindly: "Young man, you have fallen like this, what kind of kettle are you looking for?" Besides, we fished you up from the pool, and we didn't see any kettles, so let's go around the pools now, and see if there are any kettles, and find them for the young man. ”

At the order of the grandmother, the other people hurriedly turned around and walked out, leaving only her wife still squatting in the corner and smoking dry cigarettes. Seeing that everyone sent out to find the kettle, the old grandmother said with a smile: "Young man, I have asked everyone to help you find it, if they find it, they will definitely be able to get it back for you, you have been in the water for so long, your body is very weak, or lie down and rest, the kettle is a trivial matter." ”

"Thank you, Grandma......" I couldn't salute, so I could only thank each other, and then said, "Grandma, can I trouble you one more thing?" ”

When the old grandmother heard this, she nodded and smiled: "Young man, what else do you have to do?" Just talk about it, the villagers of Shikeng Village are all warm-hearted, and we will definitely help you if we can help you. ”

"I ...... My Master...... My master is still waiting for me to fetch water for him at the foot of the mountain, there is no water nearby, maybe my master is on the other side of the mountain, grandma, can you trouble the villagers to help me find my master, he is forty or fifty years old, alone somewhere at the foot of the mountain, please tell him that I am here. By the way, my name is Li Ergou, and my master's name is Yang Yuanshan, so I'm bothering my grandmother......"