Abyss Express

Foreword:

There are poisonous snakes in front and fierce tigers in the back, and there are no villages or docks as far as the stream goes.

——Du Fu

[Part①·Blood Jade Guanyin]

"Doctor! How can you bring a woman on this 120-mile journey?" Wu Xiuwen asked in surprise.

It was originally a stupid and unjust matter, but when the godson of Wuzhi County saw the girl Xiangxiang, he suddenly felt horrified and broke into a cold sweat - he couldn't help but be suspicious and overthinking.

The foreign Bodhisattva has a kind heart and cannot see the Zhao brothers suffering. How can he not see this prostitute suffering?

Who is Xiangxiang? She was the most thoughtful and thoughtful girl in the brothel. A few peasants were not afraid of the dangerous and long journey, but it was different when there was an additional woman acting as a demon. They said beauty is the source of disaster. If Mr. Zhang could not control the Zhao brothers, , before they can reach Black Wind Ridge, this team will have to disperse.

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Girl Xiangxiang is like a brand of shame, reminding the sword hero and sword hero all the time that this pair of bitches almost took their lives. Words can't compare to the "toxic desire" in their hearts. Just look at it, Anything related to the relationship between men and women, any whims, whims, even the woman's coquettish words can remind the brothers of this period of hatred.

Jiang Xueming: "Don't ask, I have my own arrangements."

Jianying and Jianxiong couldn't understand either. The prostitute silently followed Mr. Zhang, and seemed to have found a supporter just like Wu Xiuwen.

Zhao Lao remained calm, picked up the burden and followed. Zhao Lao Er was anxious and angry. He seemed to be possessed. When he bumped into this woman, his teeth were itching with hatred, but his eyes couldn't leave that figure. Staring at the shoes and socks under the skirt.

I heard Zhao Laoer muttering privately.

‘What a shameless bitch’

"Wait until the night is quiet and no one is around. If you fall into my hands, I will cut out your heart and serve you wine! Tear off your clothes! I will dominate your body! Then I will throw you into the mountains to feed the wolves."

Wu Xiuwen didn't understand what Zhang Congfeng was thinking, and he, the leader, couldn't take the initiative to speak up. Xiangxiang came to the team, which meant that Zhang Congfeng was missing a hand. The strength that was supposed to protect him, Wu Xiuwen, Give this prostitute a little bit of credit - it doesn't make sense. Is it true that she is protecting Xiangxiang when she is protecting her?

He was not easy to talk, so he chased after Zhang Congfeng, pushed the woman away as much as possible, and took the initiative to show her the way to show her courtesy - even though there was only one way out of the city, he bowed his head and said respectfully.

"Hey! Come this way! Doctor! Come this way! The soil here is compacted, making it easier to walk, easier to walk!"

It feels like your mobile phone navigation has turned on a nonsense literature mode for you and keeps shouting "Go straight, go straight, go straight".

After an hour and three quarters, when we arrived at the shaded area, we had to leave the official road and take a mountain road.

Jiang Xueming asked his brothers to put down their luggage and take a short nap to conserve their strength and prepare to cross the mountains.

At this time, Wu Xiuwen finally came back to his senses and felt that the Doctor Zhang in front of him was a bit complicated——

——He said nothing, said nothing, told, or ordered anything along the way.

But I obeyed obediently, and I no longer had any thoughts of disobedience. I was just afraid that he would abandon me, no longer care about me, and put me at the bottom of the team. My mouth went dry and my mouth started to hurt.

Just because he brought Xiangxiang, I was so scared and uneasy. I was afraid that this woman would be in Mr. Zhang’s ear, blowing evil wind and fanning the flames of ghosts. For more than an hour in the morning, I was thinking about this matter, and unknowingly I was thinking about it. It became a doll in his hand, and this net was like a seamless garment.

I wanted to get close to him again, but there was Xiangxiang blocking me in the way, making it difficult to talk alone. I wanted to distance myself from him, but I saw the fierce-looking Zhao brothers behind me. I couldn't even tease him about any requests he wanted to make, so I had to obey his orders obediently and couldn't negotiate any terms.

What a terrible person, what a terrible scheming mind.

Cold sweat broke out on Wu Xiuwen's forehead, and he felt that his LV (level) was completely different from that of this foreign doctor - think about it again.

I also saw Zhao Jianying and Zhao Jianxiong sleeping leaning on a tree stump. The elder Zhao still held his brother's arm while sleeping to prevent him from moving around. It was Wu Xiuwen and Xiangxiang, a pair of bad guys, who grabbed Jianxiong's heart and let the two brothers Neither leaving nor staying, hatred and kindness entangled each other and tied the two brothers to death.

The most well-behaved one is Xiangxiang, the pampered courtesan. When she got to the wilderness, she realized how weak her body was. She followed several strong men for more than ten miles. She was originally wearing a costume and a flower crown, but now she also has a crown. She stopped wearing it, took off her coat, and turned pale from exhaustion. Wu Xiuwen didn't need to guess, he knew that Xiangxiang was already obedient - now her life was in Zhang Congfeng's hands. As long as Zhang Congfeng nodded, the Zhao brothers would definitely Won't keep her.

In this way, Wu Xiuwen will keep begging for mercy to save his life, Zhao Jianying will keep suppressing his second brother, Zhao Jianxiong will keep seeking revenge, Guan Xiangxiang will keep competing for favor and love - everyone is moving towards Zhang Congfeng, and no one can escape from this trap, and no one can slack off. .

It seemed that she had been scolded by Zhang Congfeng, so Xiangxiang didn't dare to ask anything. The foreign monk, who was as fierce as a tiger, also said that he would take her out of the city and kill her and dismember her body. When she thought of this, she cried in mourning. I lost all my courage, so I tried to smile, for fear of spoiling the adults' mood.

Jiang Xueming was most concerned about Wu Xiuwen, but he couldn't show it.

This second and fifth boy might betray him at some point and take Jiang Xueming into the ravine and into the enemy's ambush. The first problem to be solved is the unity of the team. If everything is agreed upon, it is not necessarily good. , On the contrary, there are disputes about everything. In the process of disputes, the truth will definitely be obtained.

"I think this mountain forest should be around Heifeng Ridge?" Jiang Xueming stopped talking about words and talked about some etiquette to the magistrate. When he came to Wu Xiuwen, he said as simple as he said: "Wu Xiuwen, you know the road, you Tell me what’s next.”

"The territory of Black Wind Ridge is only after Liangzhong Mountain." Wu Xiuwen lowered his head and responded, "Sir, do you really want to break into the Dragon Pond and Tiger's Den?"

Jiang Xueming said directly: "How about you leave? Draw me a map? I'll figure it out myself?"

"No, no, no." Wu Xiuwen dared to leave. He was suspicious by nature. If he really drew a map and King Baimu saw it, wouldn't he become the traitor who led the way? If King Baimu defeated Zhang Congfeng, he would be killed next, Wu Xiuwen, "The mountain road has nine turns and eighteen turns. The mountains are shrouded in black clouds, surrounded by bears and wolves. There are poisonous insects in front and tigers behind. There are no small ones to lead the way. I’m afraid the adults won’t be able to get out.”

At this time, Jianxiong also woke up, opened the bearskin cloak sewn by Wu Xiuwen himself, and cursed casually.

"Benefactor! Listen to this crooked thief's earnest words! He wants to use your head to exchange credit with King Hundred Eyes!"

Could Jiang Xueming know about this? Can we not be careful? But it would be really difficult to find the cave where King Bai Mu lives without Wu Xiuwen. After all, Jade was brought by this boy, and he was the only person in Zhuzhou City who had the honor to seek immortality.

But Jiang Xueming couldn't let Jiang Xueming say this, and Jianxiong happened to come to knock on it. Wu Xiuwen couldn't get his trust, so he had to obediently come up with more information to prove it.

"Sir! I have one more thing to remind you!" Wu Xiuwen said quickly: "There is Heifeng Town outside Heifeng Ridge! There is also a Blood Jade Guanyin in Heifeng Town. If you want to go up the mountain safely, you must first visit Heifeng Town. The Buddhist carving masters and priests and elders of Feng Town must ask the Blood Jade Guanyin Bodhisattva for fairy honey to detoxify them, otherwise they will rot and stink and die if they enter Black Wind Ridge and inhale the miasma!"

Jiang Xueming: "Okay."

Having said this, Wu Xiuwen turned around and glared at Zhao Jianxiong fiercely.

He originally wanted to sit on the wall and watch out, and help whoever wins, but he also wanted to favor King Baimu. If he could invite King Baimu to Zhuzhou, then he would be the high priest, the leader of a religion, and no matter how bad he was, he would also be the branch of Zhuzhou City. The master of the hall, no matter how helped by the gods, Wu Chengzhang, the old eunuch, would not live for a few years, maybe a few months, or maybe as soon as King Bai Mu was happy, Wu Xiuwen became the new magistrate of the state and county, and from then on, things changed rapidly.

But what advantage can he take advantage of by helping Zhang Congfeng?

Do you really go to Sheriff Taiye to take the credit for subduing demons and slaying demons?

Just now, Zhao Jianxiong's talk frightened Wu Xiuwen to the point where one of his souls left his body and two souls ascended to heaven. He had no choice but to tell the truth. There was no point in arguing with Jianxiong. On the contrary, it would lower Zhang Congfeng's impression score. This was how he later made amends.

After saying these words, Wu Xiuwen had no way of turning back.

[Part②·Poison and medicine]

Jiang Xueming is no longer a young man in his twenties. During the expedition, he saw too many people and too many things. He just coordinated the personnel of various divisions of the war group, led a team of complex races, and made a group of people from all over the world work together. Fighting and fighting, these experiences can make him an excellent leader.

At this moment, it was indeed what Wu Xiuwen thought.

Jiang Xueming believes that these people have different uses, and they are very useful. If one of them is missing, they will not be willing to follow him.

Although the eldest brother of the Zhao family is kind and righteous, he probably doesn't have the courage to follow him to fight monsters.

The second brother of the Zhao family is a rogue, and this boy still wants to go back to Zhuzhou to discuss business with the old eunuch. Without hatred and lust as the driving force, he would never have followed.

As for Wu Xiuwen and Xiangxiang, these two are very useful helpers, and the team's centripetal force is the result of these two people. In the era of expeditions, the gunsmith could tell heroic stories and use stronger courage to discipline soldiers and educate students—but in Chabon, the teaching tools in his hands became whips and honey.

For these people, bravery is a luxury, an illusory thing.

Real hatred and security, real fear and interests. Often these things are the most useful.

This set of rules still works in the mortal world, and it is still with us.

As for bravery or dedication, hope and happiness, love and friendship, these simple and pure spiritual energies are not common anymore and have the power to reverse destiny.

Following Wu Xiuwen's guidance, several people arrived at the outskirts of Heifeng Ridge and saw a cottage surrounded by fences. This place was Heifeng Town——

——To say it is a town would be to undercut the name of a “village”.

After crossing the dense jungle of three steps, one kudzu, five steps and one vine, a few people emerged from the stream and saw the settlement behind the fence. There were about a dozen dry firewood huts covered with green leaves, and the carcasses of wild animals were drying in front of the door. , make bacon.

Looking further inside, there is a fire pond in the distance that serves as a sacrificial square. In the center of the depression in the square, there is a red statue of Guanyin.

There is also Buddhism here, but this Bodhisattva is localized and seems to be a branch that evolved in different places. The Guanyin has three heads and six arms. The left half of the body holds a staff, a sword, and a fan, and the right half of the body holds a vase, a tree, and gems.

"This is it!" Wu Xiuwen said: "I'm going to find the Buddha carving master! Sir, please wait here. This village is very evil. Don't say anything to the townspeople. If you get sick, you will be in trouble!"

Jiang Xueming asked: "What disease is there? Is it crazy butterfly disease?"

Wu Xiuwen explained; "It's worse than the crazy butterfly disease! It's called [Alchemy Pain], except for the fairy honey medicine stone of Guanyin Queen. If it is delayed, the blood and flesh will turn into mud in just three days, and there will be holes in the spine and three-dimensional growth." Thirteen caves have small Huan Dan hidden inside. The Huan Dan is red at first, and gradually turns white, and the person is gone. They will be sucked into mummies by the Huan Dan. Before death, they are in pain and want to live. The sick person will fight for the ground with his head. It was so hard that my brain was bleeding and my eyes were pierced with blood.”

After hearing what Wu Xiuwen said, the Zhao brothers turned pale and suddenly retreated. They were hit by the plague and their whole family died. Before reaching Heifeng Ridge, Heifeng Town at the foot of the mountain was so dangerous. Presumably the townspeople were also terminally ill and had to kneel down to the Blood Jade Guanyin to be saved - otherwise they would contract the plague. It will turn into a pill in just three days!

"You can go ahead." Jiang Xueming urged, not listening to Wu Xiuwen's opinion.

When Wu Xiuwen walked away, Xueming turned around and ordered Zhao Jianying.

"Keep an eye on your brother and Guan Xiangxiang. I'm going to explore the road. If this kid lies, I'll tie him up. You prepare the knife, castrate him and send him to Wu Chengzhang, and then ask this old castrated dog to arrange it for you two. Work."

"Relieve your hatred!" Zhao Jianxiong was so excited that his eyes turned red, and he didn't want to go back home. I just hope that Wu Xiuwen can come back soon or be captured by his benefactor.

After Jiang Xueming also left, Miss Xiangxiang spoke.

"Two heroes."

She knew that this was the only chance she had to leave.

"This foreigner has no good intentions and wants to take us to the wolf's den. If we don't leave now, I'm afraid there will be no way back."

Zhao Jianying: "What nonsense are you talking about, mother-in-law! That's my benefactor! He wants me to go up the sword mountain and down the frying pan, and I can do it too!"

"I just hate that Wuzhi County! He forced my little girl to falsely accuse a good person. The little girl had no choice but to confront the hero in court." At this point, the girl Xiangxiang began to wipe her tears again and kept peeking at Jianxiong: "What if? The two heroes don't mind, so let's take the little girl away from here! The little girl is willing to work for the heroes, be a concubine who washes and cooks meals, and a maid who stays in the room and warms the bed. Even if she is sold to Caijiazhuang, she can get some money. Come"

Speaking of this, Zhao Jianying was a little moved.

But Zhao Jianxiong was unmoved. Although he was lustful, he had never thought of living with Xiangxiang——

——He just wanted to find a high-sounding reason and the right time to kill this shameless woman.

"Shut up! I'm going to castrate Wu Xiuwen! You dare to stop me?! Do something bad for me?! I can hear you clearly, but you want to accuse my benefactor of being unkind! You told lies before, and you want to lie to me again?! "

At this time, Zhao Jianying was awakened by her brother.

This lying prostitute had already deceived them once, how could she be fooled like this?

At this time, Jiang Xueming followed Wu Xiuwen to the outside of the fence. There was a panacea hidden in his pocket for emergencies, and he saw two or three townspeople lying on their backs on benches in the courtyard, basking in the sun.

These humanoid figures were boneless and weak. As Wu Xiuwen said, they seemed to have suffered a serious illness and were tortured by a strange plague. They had no clothes on and their torsos were skin and bones. Seeing an old man lying on his side, Xueming walked around. Go behind him and take a closer look.

There are thirty-three joints in the spine of the back of the man's heart, and they are all bulging high. It is indeed the evil curse that Wu Xiuwen talked about to use people to make elixirs. It seems that there is a layer of yellow beeswax that seals the sores, temporarily delaying them. Although the poison caused death, these "returning elixirs" were not completely taken out, and they were still sucking blood and marrow from the bodies of these townspeople.

Relying on his extraordinary eyesight and body skills, Xueming jumped over the fence and ran quickly, following Wu Xiuwen to the depths of the village. He saw that the place was full of springs, wells, vegetables, fields and pig pens. There seemed to be no shortage of food and drink. When he arrived in the town There are more and more people in the miscellaneous market, and there are also strong farmers. However, these people have more or less fleshy mounds protruding from the spine. They must have been blessed by the Blood Jade Guanyin, and they can Protection from disease.

Looking at a Buddhist statue shop, Wu Xiuwen was sitting in front of the hall, talking to a rosy-faced Buddhist carving master.

"Yu Zhen didn't come with you?" The Buddhist carving master held a piece of chalcedony, a small hammer on the table, and a carving knife in his hand, and asked about the chief disciple of King Hundred Eyes.

Wu Xiuwen immediately responded: "Let's rest at my godfather's house. There is a gentle village in my Zhuzhou city. Immortal Yu Zhen is very comfortable. Just stay a few more days!"

Jiang Xueming outside the door heard this and felt that Wu Xiuwen was very clever. He made up this lie casually. Although there were flaws, he had to lick some sweat and tears. From the pheromone level, Yuzhen was indeed very comfortable. It's true that I stayed a few more days.

The Buddha carving master scolded: "That's nonsense. How can a person who is dedicated to seeking the truth be greedy for a pink skull?"

Wu Xiuwen quickly explained: "Aren't you asking me to bring a girl named Xiangxiang from Yingchun Tower here? I want to show my respect to the King of Hundred Eyes! Master Buddha Sculpture, please take care of me - wait for me to bring that beauty."

"Hey!" The Buddhist sculptor was doubtful and raised his hand to stop: "It's not troublesome. Since you are willing, go and get fairy honey from the lotus platform of Guanyin Bodhisattva. How many people are coming to see the king?"

Wu Xiuwen: "There are five people in total."

The Buddha carver became alert: "What do the other ones do?"

Wu Xiuwen: "One imperial doctor helped Empress Zhuzhu give birth, and two porters carried the burdens and luggage."

"There are no carriages and horses?" the Buddhist carver asked again, "it's too shabby even if the county magistrate brings gifts."

Wu Xiuwen smiled bitterly and said, "It's difficult to travel on this strange rocky mountain in Heifeng Ridge. Where can you drive a carriage or horse?"

Buddha Sculptor: "The two porters also want fairy honey?"

"Do you want me to shoulder the burden? The imperial doctor and Miss Xiangxiang will shoulder the burden?" Wu Xiuwen asked.

The Buddhist sculptor waved his hand: "That's it! I won't argue with you anymore! You lead this little stone man."

After that, a Bodhisattva statue with an exquisite face and carved from blood-red chalcedony was sent from the old master's hand.

"Tell some of the priests that I need five bottles of fairy honey. Take it as soon as the sun goes down. It will ensure that you two go back and forth safely."

Wu Xiuwen picked up the beauty and left the room respectfully.

Seeing Jiang Xueming outside the door, the little brother was shocked.

"Sir, why are you here?"

Jiang Xueming asked, "I can't be here?"

Wu Xiuwen: "I told you, people from this village."

Jiang Xueming interrupted: "I saw it. There was a plague on his body, and he was used as a small cauldron to refine the elixir."

"Hey," Wu Xiuwen sighed; "Your Excellency, you still don't believe me? How could I harm you? Even if I had a hundred hearts and a leopard, I wouldn't dare to do so."

Jiang Xueming: "Things were done very quickly. What is the origin of this Buddha carving master?"

Wu Xiuwen pulled Jiang Xueming out of the village, preparing to welcome the Zhao brothers and Miss Xiangxiang in.

"This Buddhist carver is a scholar in Heifeng Town, Heifeng Ridge."

"It is said that more than three hundred years ago, when there was no King of Hundred Eyes and no Queen of Pearl, the Buddha carving master was a local of Heifeng Town. Heifeng Town was not called Heifeng Town, but Hefeng Town. He had He has a unique skill in carving Buddha and is destined to be a Buddhist."

"A monster monk came to Lingguang Temple. He was a stranger with red eyes and brown skin. He asked him to help carve a statue of Guanyin. He wanted to bring Bodhisattva to Hefeng Town to preach. Sir, you should know this matter better than me. For the local people, It’s a disaster.”

"The Buddhist carver was still young at the time and failed to pass the county examination. He happened to meet such an unlucky monk. He agreed, but in his mind he was thinking about how to avoid the disaster. He only cooked a simple meal for the monk before the sun set. , and sent them away."

"That night, he had a strange dream."

"In the dream, he went to Hefengling and found a piece of blood jade. He smashed it open and a beautiful woman came out of it."

"He made out with this little beauty, and when he woke up, there was a hole in his spine. When he touched it with his hand, it felt numb and itchy, and there was a small Huan Dan inside."

"He reluctantly took out the elixir of human flesh, and another one grew on his neck the next day. He dug it out again, thinking it would heal him, but it turned out that this was just the beginning."

"The Buddhist carver finally understood that the disease could not be cured, and the elixirs were getting longer and longer. It was the evil monk who had caused the disaster, so he followed the guidance in the dream and went to the mountains. Sure enough, he found a red jade stone. The stone was too big and too big. Shen, he asked a farm family to let a man and a woman take these two elixirs. The two of them became extremely powerful, and together they carried the stones to the town and into the fire pit."

"The Buddhist sculptor carved a statue of Guanyin, and golden honey oozed out from the lotus leaves of the Bodhisattva. The Buddha sculptor drank the honey water and used it to plug the holes in his back spine, and he became immortal."

"This man and woman are now the King of Hundred Eyes and Empress Zhuzhu. Hefengling Ridge has also become Black Wind Ridge."

After Wu Xiuwen finished speaking, he whispered again.

"As for the monster monk from Lingguang Temple? The Buddhist sculptor later visited, and the abbot said there was no such person."

"Since then, the miasma in Black Wind Ridge has been plagued by plague, and the townspeople can no longer live without this Blood Jade Guanyin."

In the town, there were many old and frail "Huandan Furnace Cauldrons" who still had their "Elixir Apertures" open. It seemed that they had no intention of sealing these wounds. Jiang Xueming suddenly realized that these strong farmers seemed to have eaten the food of their elders. The Dan that was delivered - every household digs wells to collect water, how can they have so much strength? It turns out that they all borrowed and returned the magical power of the elixir.