ebookland Chapter 293: Mountain Ghost
Chapter 293: Mountain Ghost
Last time, we talked about Li Yi and his party about to enter Xingxing Gorge. So what kind of ambush did the Zoroastrian High Priest Lu Sheng set up here? Let's read on.
The group walked along the mountain road in Xingxing Gorge, their nerves tense, always on guard against sneak attacks. It was easy to get tired after such a long journey. Li Yi looked at the hills on both sides and said loudly: "This is not a good way to go. Who knows where they will set an ambush. Aunt Yun, you have a lot of experience in the martial arts world, do you have any good ideas?"
Liu Ruyun said disdainfully: "Why don't we just take a detour?"
Zhang Biao said helplessly: "Master Xiao, you are exploring the way for the Tiger Guards. You can't take a detour!"
"Since they want to deal with you, then you should go and lure them out first, and then we will help you out."
Xiao Ziyi interrupted, "How can that be possible! The other party is well prepared. If they set up a formation that can even trap him, we won't be able to help at all."
Liu Ruyun shook her head and said, "If that's the case, we have no chance of winning. So why are we leaving? Let's go home."
Li Yi sighed and said, "Auntie Yun is right. If they can really trap me, then there is no need for us to go on! So there is no need to be so nervous. Come on! Let's relax, sing along the way, and wait for them to make a move! Is there any song you want to hear, Mr. Xiao?"
Liu Ruyun said unhappily: "Hey, Li Yi, why don't you ask me now! You really use people to move forward, not backward!"
Li Yi laughed and said, "Hahaha, Auntie Yun is right. Let me sing a song called "Sword Soul" for Auntie Yun!" After that, he condensed his Qi into a guitar and started to sing:
The wind is blowing and the rain is falling, I still can't sleep in the middle of the night
Who sheds tears in the embrace of sorrow? Rain hits the banana leaves outside the window
The sky is full of stars, people are laughing foolishly
No matter what happens next, only look at today
Let go of fate and draw a track
Take a walk with me
There are mountains higher than mountains. Halfway up the mountain, a thunderclap shook the treetops.
There is someone else besides me who can't forget your embrace. I miss you every night.
Love, hate, and vengeance are all talked about and laughed at. How lonely it is. The stars change and the immortal is unruly.
Attracting countless heroes to compete for the beauty of the country
Seal the soul in my scabbard and roar
In this way, Li Yi started the anchor mode, and the group walked in the canyon while listening to the music. Li Yi seemed to be singing as he pleased, but he was actually accumulating talent to prepare for future battles.
Ever since Li Yi mastered the method of transforming talent into righteous energy in the battle with Dugu Long, the consumption of righteous energy is no longer a problem. The concept of using Confucian and Taoist techniques to fight can also be applied in actual combat.
As the sun was setting and the sky was getting darker, Li Yi raised his hand to gesture to stop, and then said, "We are definitely not going to get out of Xingxing Gorge today. Let's just stay here for one night and leave tomorrow."
Although he said this, everyone heard the hidden meaning of Li Yi, which was that the battle would take place tonight, so they should take advantage of the time to rest.
Butler Zhou and Yu Jiu immediately started a fire to cook, Lang Ya fed the horses, and Zhang Biao stood guard. Liu Ruyun stretched and drew out his sword to stretch his muscles. Seeing this, the hero Xiao was also not idle, he took out the grindstone and began to sharpen his sword.
Li Yi shook his head and smiled, "Look, I told you to relax, but you're all still so nervous! As far as I know, there are no other extraordinary masters in the Zoroastrianism except the high priest Lu Sheng, so even if we fight, you just need to help me share the burden so that I can defeat them one by one, and we can pass it easily."
Liu Ruyun put away his sword, walked to the fire and sat down, saying casually: "They have never fought with wizards before, and they don't know the opponent's fighting methods. It's normal for them to be so nervous. No matter what you say, it's useless."
Li Yi nodded and said, "That's true. How about this? I'll tell you something serious to help you distract your attention and ease the tense atmosphere. Guard Zhang, you don't have to stand guard anymore. Come and sit down!"
Everyone sat around the fire, listening to Li Yi talking about business. The latter looked at Xiao Ziyi and asked, "Haven't you always wanted to know why the Queen Mother and His Majesty asked you to come to the Western Regions with me? Now I can tell you."
Even Zhang Biao and Butler Zhou didn't know about this matter, let alone Yu Jiu and Lang Ya, so they all pricked up their ears to listen to what Li Yi had to say.
Li Yi said solemnly: "Zhang Tianshi of Tianshi Mansion once left the Queen Mother four prophecies about you: The North Dipper points to the south to cut off the east wind, the Jade Palace has a disaster to meet fate, if you want peace, you need the Tao, follow the Eighteen Sons to the northwest.
I don't know if you have ever noticed the direction of the Big Dipper. The Big Dipper points south only in summer, so the first sentence indicates the time, which is in late spring and early summer. The second sentence is about you. You will be robbed according to fate. You know what fate it is.
The last two sentences are the solution. The eighteenth character is Li, which means you have to go to the northwest with a Taoist named Li, so we have this trip."
Hearing this, everyone looked at Xiao Daxia, who asked, "Does that mean you have a way to help me overcome the calamity?"
Everyone looked at Li Yi again. The latter shook his head and said, "Not at all!" Everyone was surprised by what he said.
Li Yi smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. I just don't have any idea now, but I feel that when we get to Tianshan, we will know what to do."
Liu Ruyun asked: "The Tianshan Mountains were not mentioned in the prophecy at all. Why are we going there?"
"Because the mission given to me by the Heaven can only be completed in Tianshan, that's where the calamity will befall Master Xiao. By the way, since entering this Xingxing Gorge, you should have felt something. It's not always a good thing to be favored by the Heaven."
Xiao Ziyi nodded and said, "Indeed, after entering this Xingxing Gorge, I felt as if there was something or someone, something waiting for me. I don't know the details, but I can feel it."
Li Yi smiled and said, "This is the feeling of a person who is destined to have a calamity. Anyone who is blessed by heaven will have to face this calamity. I have also survived a calamity, just like you this time, it was a calamity of life and death. The last time I fought against Zhai Baishan was my first time to survive a calamity, so the Queen Mother is so sure that I can help you survive a calamity."
Xiao Ziyi shook her head and sighed, "So that's why. But why do I feel like you are my calamity?"
Li Yi joked, "If I were your calamity, it would be much easier. The Queen Mother could just issue an order to chop me off, and your calamity would be over. But who can explain the law of cause and effect, the cycle of reincarnation, and the obstacles of karma?"
Xiao Ziyi asked: "Are you afraid?"
Li Yi replied: "Afraid? What's the point of being afraid? I asked Tao Zhongwen. He also had to go through the heavenly tribulation. Everyone in the extraordinary realm has to go through it. He told me four words."
Xiao Ziyi asked: "Which four words?"
Li Yi smiled and said, "Let it be! That old man has lived enough, so he is not afraid of any heavenly tribulation. But we are still young, so we definitely haven't lived enough. But all the signs show that I may have to go through the tribulation with you this time."
Xiao Ziyi asked: "Aren't you going to help me overcome the tribulation? Why do you want to overcome the tribulation with me?"
Li Yi crossed his legs and swayed as he said, "After entering this Xingxing Gorge, I felt the same sense of calamity as you did. The further west we went, the stronger the feeling became. So I have to go through this damn calamity again."
Liu Ruyun asked, "You also want to pass the tribulation? After you pass the tribulation successfully, should you enter the extraordinary realm?"
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "I don't want to enter the extraordinary realm for the time being, so even if I succeed in overcoming the tribulation, I don't plan to advance."
Butler Zhou, Zhang Biao, Yu Jiu and Lang Ya asked in unison: "Why?" Others were scrambling to enter the extraordinary realm, but Li Yi was unwilling to enter, and they all wanted to know the reason.
Li Yi smiled and said, "Because once you enter the extraordinary realm, everything you do will be restricted by the laws of heaven and earth. I am a casual person and I do things as I please. I don't want to be bound by that."
Hearing this, everyone looked regretful. After all, they had the opportunity to witness the birth of a transcendent cultivator, which was not an opportunity that everyone had. Then Li Yi said something that surprised everyone.
Li Yi said: "Once you enter the extraordinary realm, if you don't seek advancement, you won't live more than fifty years. I'm so young now, and I don't want to die in my seventies. Besides, I can enter the extraordinary realm anytime I want, so why not wait until I feel my life is coming to an end? Don't you agree?"
Everyone was speechless at Li Yi's realism, and the atmosphere was very awkward.
Xiao Ziyi interrupted the silence and asked, "If we succeed in overcoming the calamity, will we be safe in the future?"
Li Yi shook his head and smiled, "I don't know about this either. I can only say that everything has its own destiny."
Xiao Ziyi stood up and walked to Li Yi, stretched out her hand and clenched her fist and said: "Then let's work hard together and overcome the tribulation together!"
Li Yi and Xiao Ziyi exchanged fists, then put his hands behind his head and said, "You have to work hard. It's a matter of life and death, so you have to work hard. By the way, how are you doing with the swordsmanship that my uncle taught you?"
Xiao Ziyi asked in surprise: "What swordsmanship?"
"Didn't my uncle give you two peach wood swords? They have spiritual charms on them. That is the peach blossom sword formation that my uncle created. Don't tell me that after so many days, you haven't felt it at all!"
Xiao Ziyi took out two small wooden swords, examined them carefully, and then looked at Li Yi with a confused look on her face.
Li Yi shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Alas, this is the threshold of cultivation. If you don't enter this door, you won't get the method. It seems that you haven't felt the existence of your own spiritual power, but I can't help you with this. You can only figure it out yourself."
Xiao Ziyi suddenly reacted and asked, "Since you knew the secret of these two wooden swords, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Li Yi pretended to be profound and said: "This is what it means: the Tao can be spoken, but it is not the real Tao; the name can be named, but it is not the real name. Practicing Tao requires talent. If you don't have it, you can't enter the Tao in this life. Hey, Yu Jiu, isn't the meal ready yet? Don't just listen to us talking and forget your job!"
Yu Jiu finally reacted, opened the pot lid and said, "Okay, okay, let's eat!"
Li Yi's words did ease the tension among the crowd, but they also put more pressure on them. After all, this heavenly tribulation was not a joke. After dinner, Li Yi asked them to go back to the tent and rest. He would guard the first half of the night, while Butler Zhou and Zhang Biao would guard the second half.
At midnight, when it was time to change shifts, Steward Zhou and Zhang Biao came to Li Yi, who was meditating and chanting sutras to accumulate Buddhist teachings. Steward Zhou bowed and said, "Young Master, go and rest. We will guard him in the second half of the night."
Li Yi nodded and said, "Okay, you two should be careful. I sense something unusual. We might bump into something we shouldn't."
Zhang Biao asked in confusion: "What is that?"
Li Yi looked around and whispered, "I'm afraid there may be ghosts haunting us."
Butler Zhou and Zhang Biao exclaimed at the same time: "Ghost!"
Li Yi put his hands over their mouths and whispered, "Keep your voice down! You two are both living people with plenty of Yang energy, how can you still be afraid of ghosts!"
Steward Zhou whispered, "Master, my situation is a little special. I'm afraid my Yang Qi is not that strong. And the method I practice is not correct. I'm afraid something else will happen!"
Seeing that Butler Zhou directly said that he was afraid, Zhang Biao no longer cared about his face and whispered, "Sir, actually, I am a little scared too..."
Li Yi angrily said: "No, can you two show some ambition? Yu Jiu is not afraid of ghosts, so what are you afraid of?"
Zhang Biao said immediately after hearing this: "Why don't we let Yu Jiu come to keep us company for the rest of the night? Isn't he a fire spirit boy? He has plenty of yang energy! He's definitely not afraid!"
Butler Zhou immediately chimed in, "Right, right, right! Guard Zhang has a good idea!"