Chapter Twenty-Four: The Taoist and the Monkey

It was night, and those who should have rested were basically rested, and Niu Youdao observed the defensive arrangements of the group. Although the five hundred centaurs www.biquge.info were on duty to rest and be on guard, it seemed that it was estimated that there was something unusual within a radius of a few miles that could not escape the detection of this side, and he was a little relieved.

Inside a tent, the curtain opened a gap, and after Lan Ruoting stared at Niu Youdao's actions and observed carefully, he smiled slightly and muttered to himself: "It's a little interesting..."

Niu Youdao, who had wandered around for a while, returned to his tent, took out the letter, and by the light of the bonfire outside, he pulled out his sword and carefully opened the seal with the blade of the sword, and took out the paper inside and turned it over and over to see it, it turned out to be a white paper, and not even a single ink speck could be seen.

After looking at the firelight of the campfire outside, he put the paper in front of his nose and sniffed it repeatedly, and finally stretched out the tip of his tongue to lick the paper and smash it to taste it. He was also worried about what kind of drugs were used to hide the handwriting, this lick, everything was understood, and the dare was a fake letter.

"Nanshan Temple, Xiaonanshan, Quang Yi County... It seems that Lao Tu's reminder is not untargeted, and he really wants to harm Lao Tzu, really think Lao Tzu is muddy......" Niu Youdao frowned to himself, thinking that if he was really targeted by the Shangqing Sect and made a trouble, he was afraid that it would be troublesome, after all, he couldn't figure out the depth of many things.

After thinking about it repeatedly, I had a plan in my heart, folded the white paper, and put it back in the envelope......

Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, everyone had eaten and were ready to leave.

Tents were erected and collected, horses were fed and delivered, nothing was needed for cattle and no cattle, everything was taken care of, and it was obviously a group of well-trained guys.

The group set off again, rumbling and galloping, Niu Youdao noticed the difference from yesterday, and no one was sandwiching him in the middle of the team to watch him anymore.

After running some way, Niu Youdao suddenly ran to the front, and the three of Shang Chaozong lined up.

The three of them looked at him, and Niu Youdao casually found a topic, "Lord Wang, with your identity, are there only five hundred people around you?"

Shang Dynasty Zongdao: "The rank of this king, if there is no official position, according to the ancestral system, only 500 personal guards are allowed. ”

"Oh! I see. Niu Youdao nodded, in fact, he was just looking for a stubble, and after finishing speaking, he would stay in the front row and not retreat, and it would be uncomfortable to eat ashes in the back.

Lan Ruoting suddenly smiled and asked, "Shu Lan is shallow, dare to ask the mage, I don't know where the tomb of Wuling Haojie is?"

"Uh..." Niu Youdao immediately realized that it was related to his peach blossom poem, and couldn't help but look at Shang Shuqing, but the people covered their faces, couldn't see the reaction clearly, and they saw it in vain, so he said with a sigh: "Nonsense." ”

This explanation really made Lan Ruoting speechless, and then asked Niu Youdao about the situation of the Shangqing Sect, although Niu Youdao had been in the Shangqing Sect for a few years, he didn't know anything at all, and he brought it all with 'one word'.

In fact, what he said was the truth, but in the eyes of Lan Ruoting and others, this guy didn't tell the truth!

Half of the morning passed, through the mountains, over the wasteland, the road went down to the river, looking at the scenery along the way, Niu Youdao's expression gradually revealed a look of thinking and memory.

It wasn't until three vigorous old trees appeared side by side at the foot of the mountain on the other side of the river that Niu Youdao confirmed that it should not be far from the mountain village he left five years ago.

The direction of the river began to detour towards the mountains, and when it was almost a small road leading to the mountains in front of him, Niu Youdao suddenly turned back and said, "Lord Wang, can you stop at the intersection in front of you?"

As he spoke, Shang Chaozong raised his hand, and the people and horses stopped one after another by holding on to the reins.

Shang Chaozong asked, "Is there something wrong with the mage?"

Niu Youdao raised his whip and pointed to the side of the path, "Don't hide it from the prince, there is a mountain village here, which is where I was born, I left when I was young, and I haven't gone back, I want to go back to see how it is, it won't be delayed for too long, can you ask the prince to wait." ”

Shang Chaozong looked at Lan Ruoting, with the intention of asking for advice.

Lan Ruoting looked around and said with a smile: "In this case, Lord Wang, you might as well go and see together that the place where you can produce a mage is the place where He Zhong Lingyu is beautiful." ”

Shang Chaozong heard the meaning of his words, and wanted to take the opportunity to probe the details of Niu Youdao, so he nodded and said, "It's okay!"

Niu Youdao knew it, and he didn't bother to explain anything, so he smiled back, "It's just a poor mountain nest, I'm afraid that the prince will dislike it." ”

"Let's go!" Shang Chaozong raised his whip, and immediately several outposts ran to explore the way, and the others followed unhurriedly.

Passing through the dense forests in the mountains, there was no need to command, and some people on the left and right began to wind their crossbows, or grabbed their weapons, and were on high alert. Niu Youdao looked back at these people and could feel that these people were not ordinary sergeants, and they had great combat experience.

"Shhhh Hush... Shhh ”

Suddenly there was a birdsong in the mountain, and Niu Youdao seemed to have been touched by electricity, and suddenly looked in the direction of the birdsong, and his eyes widened.

"Lord Wang, this bird's call is not authentic. ”

Someone among the guards suddenly reminded him, and Shang Chaozong and the others immediately reined in their horses and were on high alert.

Some people and horses protected Shang Chaozong and others, and some people began to sandwich Niu Youdao in the middle, and the bow and crossbow were already faintly facing him, staring at him, as if Niu Youdao was the person who deliberately lured them into the trap or something, once it was wrong, he would be troubled at any time.

"Shhhh Shhh

In the distance, there was a faint sound of birdsong.

Niu Youdao immediately looked excited, looked around, and pursed his lips, "Shh... Hush... "Shhhhh

There was silence all around, and after waiting for a while, there was another "shhhh "Shh

Niu Youdao's eyes suddenly lit up, ignoring the threat brought by him at any time, and shouted angrily: "Get out of the way!"

Lan Ruoting was silent for a moment, waved his hand, and motioned for the men and horses to get out of the way.

Niu Youdao rushed out directly, ran not far away, and stopped, "shh......h

Then he turned around in circles, constantly observing his surroundings.

Not long after, a figure flashed in the mountain forest, and a burly young man rushed halfway up the mountain, stopped under a big tree, stared at Niu Youdao with wide eyes, and did not care about the bow and crossbow aimed at him.

Niu Youdao also looked at each other in disbelief, and the two looked at each other endlessly, and Shang Chaozong and the others behind looked strange.

The burly young man was obviously very excited, his lips trembled for a long time, and finally he said in a trembling voice: "Dao... Dao Ye, is that you?"

This long-lost word 'Daoye' really makes Niu Youdao's blood boil!

Niu Youdao clenched his fist hard and closed his elbow, pointed at him suddenly, and said excitedly and categorically: "Monkey!"

The word 'monkey' also made the burly young man's emotions completely out of control, and he rushed down despite the thorns and jumped down on the mountain road.

Niu Youdao turned over and jumped off the horse, and the two hugged each other tightly with open arms, patting each other's backs hard, which was more affectionate than a pair of lovers in love.

Lan Ruoting and the others almost got goosebumps when they saw it, but they could see that this Niu Youdao was a calm and calm person from the meeting, quite free and easy, and now he was so out of shape, it can be seen that he has met an old man with extraordinary friendship.

But the guards around a few people did not dare to relax their vigilance, and were on high alert around them, and it would be strange if they still didn't understand that the so-called bird call was someone signaling. And one thing is very certain, Niu Youdao is also very familiar with this kind of bird call signal.

It is difficult for outsiders to understand the loneliness of embracing each other in this world, it is a kind of loneliness in the depths of the soul, and outsiders cannot understand the friendship between the two.

After the two emotions stabilized, the two pushed each other away and looked at each other, their eyes full of too much emotion.

Seeing the monkey's majestic head, and that head was actually half a head taller than himself, thinking about the monkey's previous nickname of 'monkey' because of his thin body, Niu Youdao suddenly leaned forward and leaned back with laughter.

The monkey's out-of-control situation just now is gone, and it seems to have returned to its expressionless and indifferent appearance before, which is cool!

There are some things that come from the soul in the bones that cannot be changed.

"Master Dao, what are you laughing at?" the monkey asked.

Niu Youdao shook his head and said, "Don't you think there's something wrong with your current figure?"

The monkey was stunned for a moment, realizing something, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly, indicating that he also felt funny.

Holding down a smile, Niu Youdao said strangely: "Why are you here? I seem to have seen you flee into Yongdao." ”

The monkey said calmly: "If you don't enter the Yongdao, you may still have a chance to live." ”

Niu Youdao was stunned: "How do you say this?"

Monkey: "The whole road has collapsed, and I have nowhere to hide." ”

"......" Niu Youdao was speechless, thinking that the other party was running fast, but he didn't expect the end to be even worse, sighed, and snorted in the direction of the end of the mountain road, and asked, "You also came out of that small temple village?"

The monkey nodded and asked, "Are you a cow?"

Niu was happy, "How do you know?"

Monkey: "When I woke up, I found that I had been hit by an arrow, and I realized that the village had been sacked by bandits not long ago. When I was recuperating from my injuries, I heard that there was a man named Niu Youdao in the village who became a little strange, and asked the people in the village like a fool, saying that he didn't remember anything like me, and when he left the village, and the villagers didn't know. I reacted at the time, it should be you, Master Dao, but my body was very injured at the time, so I shouldn't go to you, and I don't know where to look for you. ”

Shang Chaozong and the others looked at this side, a little far away, and they couldn't hear what the two were saying.

Niu Youdao nodded silently, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, "I always thought that you got out at that time, but I didn't expect you to come too, otherwise I wouldn't have left Xiaomiao Village alone." ”

The monkey just said, "Understood!"

This one word is enough, Niu Youdao didn't explain much, looked at the surrounding mountains and forests with his hands, sighed with emotion, and said a little happily: "Fortunately, I passed by here this time, thinking of coming over to see those villagers and giving me some favors, otherwise I don't know when I will be able to see you again." By the way, with your ability, how can this mountain village keep you, you don't want to go to the outside world to see?