Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Dragon and Tiger Mountain

The torrential rain kept hitting Long Baiyue's face, she got up in panic, leaned on the side of the boat and looked out, but saw a line between the sea and the sky, and there were no shadows of the Prime Minister and the others. "Oh my god, this is..." She opened her mouth, dumbfounded as she watched the huge waves under the boat roll up snowflake-like foam and hit the hull with a crashing sound. "Ugh—" The turbulent waves made her seasick, and she hugged the side of the boat and vomited for a while during the turbulent wind and waves. A heavy object suddenly bumped into Long Baiyue's leg while the world was spinning, she looked down and saw that it was Zi Mian who was fainting.She hastily leaned over and hugged him, and together they staggered along the wind and waves, and staggered into the cabin.

Struggling to get into the cabin with great difficulty, Long Baiyue helped Zi Mian, who was soaked all over her body, onto the bed, dried herself first, and found dry clothes to change into.After tidying up herself, she did not avoid suspicion, and changed into clean clothes for Zi Mian.Fortunately, the weather in midsummer didn't feel cold even when it rained heavily, so she simply didn't burn incense, and just sat quietly beside Zi Mian to accompany him. It didn't take long for Zi Mian to wake up. He opened his eyes faintly, and after a long while before concentrating, he asked, "Where is this?"

"I don't know either," Long Baiyue replied with some trepidation, "It seems to be the sea..." Zi Mian felt relieved, her brows loosened, but immediately frowned. "Is your lord feeling unwell?" Seeing him frowning, Long Baiyue hurriedly asked him. How could it be comfortable, Zi Mian said in her heart, but said to him from left to right: "Help me up." Long Baiyue obediently helped Zi Mian to sit up immediately, seeing his eyes looking at her, immediately lowered her head guiltyly, not daring to look at him. Her guilty and well-behaved appearance made Zi Mian smile bitterly: "Help me to the cabin door."

Long Baiyue acted according to his words, and the two walked to the door supporting each other.Zi Mian leaned against the cabin door, silently looking at the vast sea and sky in the distance, Long Baiyue just stayed with him, in the wind and rain, it was actually a rare time for the two of them to be alone together. It would be great if we could always cuddle together like this regardless of worldly affairs. The rain outside the cabin gradually receded, and the two of them just felt a little more relaxed when they heard a cry for help from afar. "Ah, what happened?" Long Baiyue made sure that she didn't have auditory hallucinations, so she wanted to go to the deck to see what happened.She helped Zi Mian back to the cabin, placed him on the couch, and was about to run out to have a look. When she ran away, she caught a glimpse of the serious expression on Zi Mian's pale face. Just come and see."

When she ran to the side of the ship and looked around, she saw a ship that was about to sink not far away, and there were seven or eight boatmen entrenched in a corner of the ship protruding from the water, crying to her for help with their arms raised. "There is a shipwreck!" Long Baiyue turned her head anxiously, only to see that Zi Mian had already come out, leaning on the cabin door to look at her.His dark eyes were calm, his pale face was tense, and he said nothing.Zi Mian's silence stunned Long Baiyue: "No, is there no way to save them?" "You want to save them?" Zi Mian asked softly, still indifferent.

Zi Mian's boat passed the ship in distress very quickly, and the desperate cries of the shipwrecked boatman filled Long Baiyue's ears from far to near, and then he was thrown behind Long Baiyue's ears again, the cry for help became farther and weaker, but It was always like a hand that hurt Long Baiyue's heart, and it seemed that the farther away, the greater the pulling force, the more painful it was for her: "I want to save them, think of a way, please." No matter how much the prime minister hurts you, no matter how much I hurt you, Zi Mian, please treat the common people with mercy.When we were most helpless, it was the people of the Li people who gave us a helping hand, but you didn't know it——Long Baiyue's eyes were terrified and told Zi Mian, which moved him.

"You are such a fool." Zi Mian took a deep look at her, if he didn't save her, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life. The boat was controlled by Zi Mian to go backwards, and drove back to the side of the ship in distress. The soft rope ladder was thrown down by Long Baiyue. At the last moment of the sinking, seven or eight boatmen were finally rescued on board. "Thank you, Bodhisattva, for your kindness and virtue!" The boatman in distress knelt down and kowtowed as soon as he boarded the boat. "No, no, he saved you." Long Baiyue hurriedly shook his hand in embarrassment, and hid beside Zi Mian.

Zi Mian pursed her lips tightly, and quietly blocked Long Baiyue with her body. The leading boatman was unattractive, but he still thanked him with tears of gratitude. I don't know if it was because of his ugliness, Long Baiyue felt like a slobbering rogue when he saw his fawning smile. "The two of you are my reborn parents, father and mother, please be respected by the child." The boatman's vulgar words made Long Baiyue frown. The rest of the boatmen, who were the man's followers, began to walk around the deck in shock, and two even slipped into the cabin.Long Baiyue faintly felt something was wrong, and wanted to step forward to stop her, but just as she moved, she was grabbed by Zi Mian from behind.

"Boss, there is no one in the cabin," a boatman ran out with a gold brick in his hand, "Look, boss!" Another person even found out Zi Mian's bloody clothes: "Boss, that man has a scar on his body." Zi Mian looked at this group of people with a cold expression.Long Baiyue's face turned pale with fright. The leading boatman stared ferociously at the fragile Zi Mian, sneered and spat: "I'm sorry, this boat has to belong to us." Zi Mian remained calm, his lack of fear annoyed the boat bandits, and the bandit leader raised his fist and beat him.Zi Mian swayed and was about to dodge, but suddenly remembered that there was still Long Baiyue standing behind her, so she couldn't help but slow down, and ended up being punched hard.

"Ah——" Long Baiyue screamed, seeing Zi Mian collapsed, she rushed to the ground and hugged the pale Zi Mian. She reached out her hand to cover the blood from the corner of Zi Mian's mouth, glared at the devil-like gangsters who surrounded her, and screamed angrily: "You will be punished—" Before the words fell, the boat bandits had snatched Zi Mian from Long Baiyue's arms, lifted him up effortlessly, and threw him under the boat.Zimian, unable to move, was like a shattered and powerless kite, her thin clothes flicked, and she fell straight into the turbulent waves.

"Ah—" Long Baiyue screamed like crazy, got up and was about to jump off the boat.The boat bandit grabbed her hair and smiled grinningly: "Boss, this girl is not bad looking." Long Baiyue's eyes were red, growling like a wild cat, scratching and biting.Seven or eight big men tore her clothes and beat her until her mouth and nose were bleeding, but she couldn't help it.Finally, she saw the gap and broke away from them, stood on the side of the boat in despair, screamed ferociously at them and jumped towards the blue waves behind him. The pain of entering the water made her almost think that she would die.She, who is not familiar with water, knew her next fate. She felt the pain in her body disappear in a daze, and let herself float in the wind and waves, quietly waiting for death. She also fell into the water once, and it was Zi Mian who saved her, but now those gentle hands are gone... Everything is her own fault... "You're such a fool..." In the dark, there were hands that gently embraced Long Baiyue, supported her chin with slender fingers, and lightly made her face float out of the water. "Zi Mian..." Long Baiyue murmured in a daze like a mosquito, not daring to confirm. Once in the water, it's his world, even though the waves are still big, Zi Mian casts a spell, hugging Long Baiyue tightly and following the waves ups and downs, she won't be submerged.Although she was dizzy from being washed by the waves, the touch of Zi Mian's arms was real and reliable, which reassured Long Baiyue, and she couldn't help but feel a sore nose. "You knew they were bad people, didn't you..." Long Baiyue stammered and choked. "……yes." "Then you can still save?" "You are the one to save." Long Baiyue was hit on the head by the waves, and coughed violently: "If you say they are bad people, I won't save them." "Will you believe me when I tell you?" "I believe what you say." Zi Mian fell silent—is it so easy to be a human being?Why should she believe what he said?Based on the word of trust, even if he is a villain, it doesn't matter? For her, let go of your guard against each other and use the simplest way to communicate and get along with each other? ——It was so strange that it was a little scary. While Zi Mian was in a daze, Long Baiyue called out: "Zi Mian——your boat has sunk!" When did she change her name to Zimian?Zi Mian was stunned, the question he was considering was interrupted, and he couldn't resume the interrupted thread, just because her intimate address distracted him.It's not "Master", nor "Master Zimian", but Zimian.His heart tightened, and he thought about the two words she just uttered in his heart several times, making sure that the strange feeling didn't make him uncomfortable, and then he answered her with concentration: "The prime minister has already hacked through that boat." "What...then what did the boat float on just now?" Long Baiyue watched in disbelief as the boat was swallowed up by the sea water little by little. "Rely on me," Zi Mian snorted softly, holding back the discomfort in her body, "They threw me overboard, and the boat sank naturally." "This retribution came too fast..." Long Baiyue looked coldly at the place where the boat disappeared, and said in a low voice. The waves became more and more gentle, and not long after the two of them floated, Long Baiyue's feet suddenly touched the shore, she was surprised and delighted, her feet on the ground suddenly gained strength, she turned over like a loach and was about to get up: "Zi Mian?" The exhausted Zi Mian slightly opened his eyes tiredly: "The effectiveness of the golden elixir has run out..." ...The next thing is that he has to bear the fatal side effects. He only had time to say half of the words, and he passed out on his own accord. "Zi Mian?" Long Baiyue panicked and patted his cheek, but he didn't respond at all. It was getting dark, and the rain was pouring again, and it was terrible! Alright, it's her turn to guard him next!Long Baiyue took a deep breath, cheered herself up, put Zi Mian's arm on her shoulders, struggled to stand up vigorously, and carried him to the shore. The coast is muddy tidal flats, and within a few steps there are vast mountains with no human habitation at all.What the hell are they wandering to?Long Baiyue encouraged herself in her heart, but she must not be discouraged, no matter what, go into the woods to hide from the rain. Walking into the forest, the dense trees shielded them from the rain, but the luxuriant bushes almost made Long Baiyue unable to walk.She was afraid of encountering poisonous snakes and insects, so she was cautious with every step she took.Fortunately, after walking for less than half an hour, a path suddenly appeared under his feet, which cheered Long Baiyue up. Go down the road, you must be able to meet people. She carried Zi Mian on her back and staggered forward. The rainwater flowed down the mountain road and washed out sharp pebbles, which made the soles of her feet ache.The thin-soled satin shoes are not worn at all, and they are afraid they will be worn out.But what troubled Long Baiyue was not the shoes, but the rugged mountain road. Because she was carrying Zi Mian on her back, her hands could not be freed to climb, and she had to rely on her feet to maintain balance, so every step she took was trembling like walking on thin ice. At this time, if one slips and falls, it will kill two people. Long Baiyue, who had climbed a long section of the uphill, was out of breath and screaming, but the downhill was even more embarrassing for her.The trembling steep slope was soaked in rain, and Long Baiyue could only stop herself from sliding down by pressing the tree roots and rocks on her toes, but her toenails had already been pierced, and the pain made her cry while walking. He lost his strength after crying, and finally walked downhill for a while, Long Baiyue couldn't move anymore, so he had to put down Zimian and take a rest. "It's going to be dark soon, what should I do..." Long Baiyue murmured to herself dejectedly. Is it possible to spend the night in this mountain?Although this is probably the case, it is a terrible thing to be unable to make a fire. It is not because they are afraid of freezing, but because the mountains and forests at night are too dangerous. If there is no fire, they are afraid that wild animals will attack them at night.Holding on to a glimmer of hope, Long Baiyue wanted to go a little further before it was completely dark. She tried her best to carry Zi Mian on her back, and before she could take a step, she heard a strange roar coming towards them. It was... a landslide! A large piece of soil mixed with rocks collapsed from the hillside, roaring like thunder, rushing towards Long Baiyue and the others.Long Baiyue screamed in fright and dragged Zimian to the high ground on both sides of the mountain road. She pushed Zimian up the high slope as much as possible, but her skirt was caught by the flowing mud, and the mud flow dragged her down. She hugged a big tree and struggled twice before getting out of the mud flow. so close!If Long Baiyue's reaction was slower, the two of them would not know where they would have been rushed.Exhausted, Long Baiyue crawled to Zimian's side and lay down.Her shoes and socks were eaten away by the mud flow, and she was afraid even if she was asked to move forward. Let it be fate.Long Baiyue raised her heavy arms, and picked two broad leaves from a nearby bush to cover Zimian and her face, barely blocking some rain. It's already dark, she wants to sleep, whether she is dead or alive, if she wakes up tomorrow... besides... Extremely tired, she fell into dreams in an instant... "Fathering Huayue, super travel to the clear sky. The clouds are covered with clouds, and the six dragons are fluttering..." There are singing sounds in the distance, echoing leisurely in the valley, the timbre is clear and the words are broad-minded, making people forget the customs.The bright morning sun illuminates the treetops, and the morning dew and last night's residual rain slipped from the branches and leaves, dripping on the broad leaves covered by Long Baiyue, faintly awakening her. "Pepper and cinnamon on the left, orchids on the right. Lingyang praises the road. The prince worships..." It is Ji Kang's poem.Who is singing?It doesn't sound like a young man, could it be the hermit in the mountains? The singing gradually approached Long Baiyue from far to near, which made her feel joyful.She brushed away the leaves from her face, and just about to call for help, she found that Zi Mian, who was lying on the side, moved. "Winning the famous mountain, the real person wants it. Equal things to keep in good health. Happy with the Tao..." She saw Zi Mian raised a hand and brushed away the broad leaves from his face. Under the leaves, his face was peaceful with relief. He listened carefully to the leisurely song, and his eyes were gradually covered with tears, as if A wronged child. The sound of rustling footsteps accompanied by the singing slowly approached them, Zi Mian frowned, and choked up, "Master..." The singing stopped abruptly, and the generous and hearty laughter sounded like a loving father pampering the child: "Zi Mian..." Long Baiyue opened her eyes wide in surprise, and saw a Taoist suddenly came into her eyes, with a fairy demeanor and a childlike face. The old Taoist was wearing a crane cloak, holding a dust whisk in his hand, and his appearance was pure and kind, so he smiled and bowed to Long Baiyue: "Female benefactor, the poor Taoist name is Zixuan, I learned that my apprentice is in trouble, and I have come to meet you. Thank you for your hard work along the way." .” "Zi, Master Zixuan?" Long Baiyue wanted to get up, but she had no choice but to lie down in the rain all night so that she couldn't get up at all now, and her body was in excruciating pain when she moved. Master Zixuan chuckled, took out a bottle from his bosom, fed a pill into Long Baiyue's mouth, and fed another one to Zimian.After a while, Long Baiyue felt warm and comfortable all over, and the feeling of hunger disappeared.She tried to move her limbs, but found that there was no discomfort in her body, and she even crawled up to sit up.She happily turned her head to look at Zi Mian, only to find that he fell asleep after taking the pill. "The effect of the pill varies from person to person, female benefactor, it seems that I will trouble you on the way." "It's okay." Long Baiyue smiled, she was very satisfied with her current physical condition, it was really a life-saving elixir. She got up, took Zi Mian's arm and put it on her shoulder.Master Zixuan looked at her with satisfaction, turned up his sleeves, and handed her a pair of Xiegong clogs. Xie gong clogs are a kind of wooden shoes worn by Xie Lingyun when he climbed the mountain.There are two wooden teeth on the sole. The front teeth are removed when going up the mountain, and the rear teeth are removed when going down the mountain. It is very convenient to walk on mountain roads.Long Baiyue was overwhelmed with surprise, thanked her and took it on and put it on, the size was just right. There are so many benefits to dealing with immortals, she had already discovered it when she lived with Zimian. Master Zixuan seemed to be able to hear the words in her stomach, and led the way forward with a smile, Long Baiyue slowly followed with Zimian on his back. "I haven't seen you for a few years, this kid seems to have grown taller again." Master Zixuan looked back at them as he walked. Seeing Long Baiyue's movements were struggling, he walked back to her, and stuck a Taoist talisman on Zimian's body suddenly. "Can you move your back now?" Long Baiyue was surprised to find that Zi Mian on her back was gradually becoming as light as a feather. She hurriedly lowered her head to look, and was sure that Zi Mian's arm was being firmly held by her: "It's amazing..." "Let's go." Master Zixuan smiled and walked forward. Now with Xie Gong clogs on her feet, Zi Mian is as light as a swallow, and Long Baiyue walks very easily, so the oiran's ability to like people is unconsciously displayed, and soon she talked with Master Zixuan all the way I laughed. Master Zixuan listened to what she said and nodded his head: "If it were me, casting spells like this would cost half my life. This kid has grown up." "Hey, I really don't understand, Zi Mian is so powerful, why doesn't he just deal with the prime minister?" Long Baiyue didn't want to hide his thoughts to Master Zixuan. "Hehe, in today's world, there are literary songs in literature and martial arts in martial arts. As a prime minister, you can deal with it casually? He has a noble character, and how can a cultivator act recklessly against him." "No way? The real person means that the prime minister is the Wenqu star?" Long Baiyue looked at Zixuan real person but smiled and said nothing, his face was distorted with anger, "Then he can act recklessly against us? This is too unfair!" "Everything has its own number of days." Master Zixuan said meaningfully, "No one can escape the catastrophe in life, even Zimian, I count, can only arrive at this time." "Fortunately, a real person arrived." She was really thankful. "It's good to have you." Master Zixuan kindly glanced at the sleeping Zimian, "This kid, his popularity seems to have improved." Huh?Was Zimian not very popular in the past?Long Baiyue doesn't believe it, but it's quite possible if she thinks about it carefully. He hardly takes the initiative to deal with people. If she didn't try her best to approach him with ulterior motives, she would probably be repelled thousands of miles away by the alienation and indifference on his face. But in fact, he is such a gentle and considerate person. Long Baiyue's heart couldn't help but throbbing: "Really, what's the matter with Neidan? Why can't you get close to women?" "Oh, this is a long story. There are many ways to practice inner alchemy. The Shangqing School advocates personal cultivation. The process is like the human body is the cauldron of alchemy. When a person meditates in the child, he borrows the yang energy that was born in the child. The cleansing essence that produces no desire is called medicine. The medicine guards the dantian, which is to seal the furnace to refine the medicine. It takes a lot of effort to refine the medicine into the inner alchemy. Bathing in the middle of the night is to use water to adjust the rise and fall of yang, fire, and yin water, and promote the alchemy. The seedlings are growing. Zimian has only reached the beginning of her training, but she broke the lust ring and caused the essence to rush out of the Yang Pass, so all previous efforts were wasted and vitality was seriously injured." I see.The Prime Minister realized from her words that Zi Mian was refining the inner alchemy, so he thought of using this method to deal with Zi Mian.But she didn't know it, and broke his lust ring.Long Baiyue blamed herself endlessly: "It's all my fault, I didn't expect the consequences of breaking the lust ring would be so serious." "Everything is the number of days." Master Zixuan sighed and comforted her, "It doesn't matter. If you don't refine the inner alchemy, there are still many ways to cultivate. For example, refining the outer alchemy and taking food, you can reach the sky in one step." "Really?" Long Baiyue asked hopefully, her eyes flashing with surprise. Master Zixuan began to feel guilty, feeling as if he had blown the cowhide.Refining the elixir for immortality, one can become an immortal immediately after eating it, but the problem is...it is very difficult, but Qin Huang, Han and Wu were all waiting to die. "We're here!" Master Zixuan simply changed the subject. "Where did you go?" Long Baiyue asked wonderingly. "Xinzhou, Dragon and Tiger Mountain." "Ah?" Long Baiyue was dumbfounded. They were obviously at the seaside before, but Xinzhou was in the hinterland of the Central Plains. "Child," Master Zixuan no longer sees Long Baiyue anymore, and said to her with a smile, "My apprentice can shrink the earth, of course I can too." But when Zi Mian performed the Earth Shrinking Technique, it was earth-shattering, not like the real Zixuan, who used the spell without showing any traces while talking and laughing, making it impossible for people to notice.Could this be the difference in skill between master and apprentice? However, earth-shattering is also very handsome, Long Baiyue secretly favors Zi Mian in her heart. "Yo, knowing that Zi Mian is back, those boys moved quickly." Master Zixuan laughed, "They all ran to meet him." When Long Baiyue heard what Master Zixuan said, she expected to see many of Zimian's seniors.But when she was worried about how she would make a good impression with her tattered clothes, she saw a gust of panic, and dozens of cranes flew over and circled around them, and a few bold ones flapped their wings and landed beside her. , screaming and rubbing against Zimian affectionately with the red top. Long Baiyue froze, looking at the white deer, red deer, and sika deer running happily from a distance, her nervous hands and feet were cold.When she was nervous, she tripped over something, and looked down, it turned out to be a spirit turtle. "This guy is really not popular enough."