Go to Guang Yi County to look for you? This thought only flashed through his mind for a moment. Because it was too cold, Niu Youdao was not in the mood to think about it, nor did he intend to look for him. He was not interested in these officers and soldiers.
He watched them leave and confirmed that they had indeed left. Niu Youdao struggled to climb up the bamboo raft with his teeth chattering.
It would have been better if he had not come out. Once he was out of the water, he was blown by the cold wind. It was even colder. His body shivered and his teeth chattered non-stop. He was cold and hungry. He really wanted to jump back into the water. Perhaps it would be warmer, but he knew that it was no different from boiling a frog in warm water. Once he realized that something was wrong, he would probably not be able to climb out of the water.
He took out a fire starter to warm himself, but he found that it was also wet and could not be used.
Seeing the roasted fish that had been thrown on the bamboo raft, he quickly grabbed it. His stiff fingers held the fish in his hands and chewed on it while shivering. He tried to find a way to replenish his energy. His body's heat seemed to have been used up. It was cold from the bones. He felt like he was about to be frozen. It was obviously the wilderness around him, and there was no sign of human habitation.
Later, he found that it was not working. His whole body seemed to be numb, and he felt drowsy.
He clearly knew that he could not sleep. This was self-numbing. In this state, once he fell asleep, he would not be able to wake up.
He looked at the riverbank and wanted to go ashore, but his body was already frozen. He could not help it, and his consciousness gradually sank.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, he seemed to be dreaming and leaned against a stove. His back was hot, and he suddenly woke up.
He crawled to his feet and was stunned. He discovered that his wet clothes were steaming hot.
His body was no longer cold, and a certain part of his back was burning hot. The rolling heat flowed continuously to his limbs and bones, dispersing all the coldness.
Before, it was the feeling of being frozen, but now it was gradually becoming hot and dry.
He was only a little curious about this, and then he thought about it. The heat source on his back was the acupuncture point that Dongguo Haoran had put the amulet on him. He understood it after thinking about it this way, but at the same time, he felt that it was incredible. How could Dongguo Haoran control his inner force be so magical? This stimulated his desire to go to the Shangqing Sect to have a look. It was not an exaggeration to say that he wanted to seek the Dao and become an immortal.
The heat was unbearable. He wanted to regulate his breathing and guide the flow of heat, but his body did not have the ability to do so. He did not have the basic foundation for channeling energy, and there was no genuine Qi in his body to guide the flow of Qi. It was useless to think about it.
Secondly, he didn't know if his body was suitable for cultivation. In the words of cultivators, it was the root bone. Not everyone was suitable for Qi cultivation. In fact, most people were not. The reason for the problem was that everyone's physical condition was different. Practicing Qi had higher requirements for the distribution of meridians in the body. Meridians were like branches in the human body. The main branches in the human body were almost the same, but the branches that connected to the side were not the same. It was like trees of the same species growing in different shapes.
Some people didn't even have the same main branches of the meridians in their bodies. There were even people whose hearts were on the other side of the chest.
If one's root bone was not good, which meant that one's physical condition was not good, it was not that they could not cultivate Qi. However, they could only cultivate some simple Qigong, such as breathing techniques that could prolong one's life. They could not cultivate those profound cultivation techniques that had more complicated requirements for the circulation of Qi.
In the end, it was a little too hot. Niu Youdao splashed cold water on his face again. He even unbuttoned his shirt to feel the cold wind. The tattered cotton jacket on his body was still steaming, and his skin was red.
When he was cleaning the arrows on the bamboo raft, Niu Youdao noticed the nameplate that the female general had shot at him. It was not big and was dark red in color. One side of the nameplate was engraved with a soaring phoenix, and the other side was engraved with the word "man".
"Xiaozhuan …" he muttered as he stared at the words. His eyes were filled with confusion.
The people here were actually using Xiaozhuan? Based on his previous profession, he was naturally familiar with Xiaozhuan characters. He could easily distinguish them.
What puzzled him was that the people of this world spoke Mandarin, but their characters were using Xiaozhuan. It was a little messy compared to the world he was familiar with. However, looking at it from the perspective of this world, the world he came from might be messy like the world he was familiar with. As for which side was messy, he did not know the answer and was at a loss.
Meanwhile, the bamboo raft had already entered the torrent of the mountains and rivers. The speed of the raft was very fast, and it began to shake.
Niu Youdao, who came back to his senses, quickly put away the series of fishing mechanisms behind the bamboo raft. The journey was long, and it might come in handy later on. He could not let it be destroyed on this complicated waterway. The bamboo pole was already in his hand. He propped it left and right in the rapid flow of the canyon. He opened his shirt and faced the cold wind, fighting against the waves. His movements were skillful. It was obvious that he had experience in this area. He was calm in the face of these changes. The scene was magnificent and soul-stirring.
After passing the dangerous shoal, the flow of the water slowed down. Niu Youdao was already exhausted. He grabbed a dead fish from the bamboo raft and ate it raw. There was a bright moon in the sky above the mountain range.
It felt like the endless cries of apes on both sides of the river, and the light boat had already passed thousands of mountains. The bamboo raft flowed out of the mountain range, and the golden rays of the rising sun appeared on the horizon. He also found a place to dock.
The heat on his body gradually dissipated, and the cold attacked him again. He found a suitable location, waved his hoe, and dug a hole in the ground. He picked up some dry firewood and dragged a withered tree over. He drilled the wood to start a fire and lay down on the hot brick bed to sleep.
He set off again when he woke up.
There was a bright sun in the cold wind. There was a bright moon in the bleak night. The sun and the moon accompanied each other.
He used a bamboo pole in the rapid flow of the river. He rowed with a simple wooden paddle in the seemingly calm and dead silence.
He experienced hardships, but he also enjoyed it. His life experience was enough to deal with the cruelty of nature.
A few days later, the river looked calm, but the flow was extremely fast. With one look, Niu Youdao knew that there must be a cliff in front of him that looked like a waterfall. Not long after, he heard the rumbling sound of the waterfall coming from afar. He guessed that the waterfall Dongguo Haoran mentioned should have arrived.
He looked around and vaguely saw a magnificent mountain forest in the distance. Dongguo Haoran's explanation was simple but very clear. Presumably, that place was the so-called land of spiritual beauty. He immediately rowed with all his might and struggled to reach the shore in the rapid flow of the river. He used all his strength to drag Dongguo Haoran's body ashore. He then watched the bamboo raft move quickly along the current. Not far away, it raised its tail and carried a pile of dry firewood as it fell and disappeared.
He pulled out the hatchet that was inserted diagonally on his back and tied to his waist. He chopped some trees and rattan nearby to make something that looked like a simple stretcher. He placed Dongguo Haoran's body on it. He wrapped a rattan rope around his shoulders and lifted one end of the stretcher. He used his hands to drag the stretcher, shoulder to shoulder and hand to hand. He dragged the stretcher all the way forward with difficulty.
After tormenting himself to the depths of the mountain, he encountered a steep mountain terrain. The stretcher really could not be dragged any further. He threw it to the ground and like a dead dog, he lay limp under a tree. He untied the bamboo tube on his waist and gulped down some water. Suddenly he opened his throat and roared, "Are the people from the Shangqing Sect here?"
He roared a few times but did not see any response from the mountain forest. He was about to take a break and then abandon Dongguo Haoran to search by himself. Suddenly he heard a 'chi' sound. He did not know what hit his face, but he felt pain. He immediately picked up the hatchet and got up, looking around.
Chi! Another painful sound hit his face. He looked up and saw a young man in grey robes standing on a branch of a big tree. The young man carried a long sword on his back and looked down at him coldly. He scolded, "Where did this wild kid come from? Why are you making such a big fuss here?"
Niu Youdao's eyes lit up. He asked delightedly, "Are you from the Shangqing Sect?"
The young man said, "You wild kid, how do you know about the Shangqing Sect?"
As soon as he heard this, he knew he was in the right place. He put the hatchet on his waist. Niu Youdao quickly pulled away the dirty cloth covering the stretcher, revealing Dongguo Haoran's face. He pointed and said, "Do you know him? Dongguo Haoran, he asked me to find you. "
The young man glanced at it and turned pale with fright. With a flash, he landed and quickly checked to confirm it. Then, he fished out a whistling arrow and pointed it at the sky. A ball of smoke and fire emerged and soared into the sky. With a pa sound, it exploded in the air.
Not long after, more than a dozen people came from the top of the nearby trees. They all jumped down and landed. Niu Youdao blinked his eyes, thinking that each and every one of them had good lightness skills.
The people who arrived all confirmed that it was Dongguo Haoran. Then someone shouted, "Go to the sect and report!"
Immediately, someone dashed into the forest and disappeared. The others all stared at Niu Youdao, surrounding him like a tiger watching its prey, but no one asked him about the situation.
Not long after, swish swish swish, more people jumped down from the sky and landed. Finally, Luo Yuangong, Su Po, and Tang Susu came after hearing the news. Tang Yi and Wei Duo also came. Dozens of people came one after another. Basically, all the inner disciples of the Shangqing Sect were here.
After they confirmed that it was Dongguo Haoran's body, they looked at each other with a serious expression.
When Niu Youdao was looking at everyone's reaction, he looked at Tang Yi. He found that this girl was very conspicuous in the crowd. She was quite beautiful and looked like a fairy. But he was just appreciating her beauty. He didn't have any other thoughts. From everyone's reaction, he could see that Dongguo Haoran's position in the Shangqing Sect was not low.
After he squatted down by Dongguo Haoran's side and inspected Dongguo Haoran's injuries, Luo Yuangong stood up and looked at Niu Youdao as he asked. "Young Brother, you brought him here?"
Niu Youdao nodded. "Yes."
Luo Yuangong nodded. "Thank you. Can you tell me the details?"
"I'm from Small Temple Village, three hundred miles away from here. Because the bandits looted the village, I hid in a small temple in the mountains …" Niu Youdao explained the general situation. He followed Dongguo Haoran's instructions about the bronze mirror. Before he knew which one was Tang Mu, he wouldn't say anything.
But when he said Dongguo Haoran would take him as a disciple, the expressions of many Inner Court Disciples present here gradually went grim. Tang Susu was even like a cat that had its tail stepped on, and her gaze flashed with a fierce light as she interrupted with a grim shout. "How could Dongguo Haoran casually take a wild kid from a mountain village as his disciple? You're simply full of nonsense!
He wasn't just saying it. He was really waving his palm. The powerful palm energy whistled out and a strong wind blew.
"Junior Sister!" Luo Yuangong and Su Po exclaimed, but they couldn't stop her in time. They didn't expect that Tang Susu would suddenly make a move, and it was a killing move.
Someone had guessed Tang Susu's intention. Tang Mu had passed on to Dongguo Haoran!
Niu Youdao was shocked. He wasn't blind. After all, he used to be a cultivator. The power of this palm was really terrifying. Before the palm energy reached him, it had already squeezed him to the point that he couldn't breathe. If he was really hit by this palm, he would probably die immediately.
At such a close distance, with such a violent attack power, he wouldn't be able to dodge it even if he still had his previous strength. He cursed the old woman's ancestors in his heart. He didn't expect that he would come to the Shangqing Sect to die. He even took the initiative to bring Dongguo Haoran's body to show his sincerity.
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