Chapter 31 Chapter 10 Tianniu Village Bandits Congliang

Under the guidance of the knife-breaker, we drove the murderer's nameless corpse, and after a while, we came to the thatched hut we were staying in. What puzzled us was that the round-trip time from the slaughterhouse to the thatched hut was so different. The time it took us to come back was only half of the time we went there. I was about to ask the swordsman who led the way, but found that the swordsman had disappeared. Without thinking too much, we hurriedly meet up with Gui Zai Yao, Tian Xiaomei, and Wang Erya. We checked Wu Liucong's body, and everything was fine. With everything in place, together with Wu Liucong and Que Wuming's two dead bodies, a group of seven of us headed west along the mountain road.

Migong Mountain is so high and majestic, surrounded by mist, that it looks like a fairyland on earth. Looking down, you can see the traffic and winding rivers under the mountain. Tian Gudao and I drove the two dead bodies ahead.The ghost cub was bouncing up and down carrying the Tianlu corpse flag, back and forth.Tian Xiaomei and Wang Erya followed us closely with a small distance. "Grandma, pickle, when will this mountain end?" After walking for two hours, Tian Gudao began to mutter. Probably hearing Tian Gudao's complaints, Wang Erya also clamored to take a rest from behind.

I looked at the place where I was staying, and saw that the mountain here is dangerous, with cliffs on both sides, and there are many rocks nearby. It looks like ghosts and demons, weird and frightening.Fortunately, among the piles of rocks, there are still towering ancient trees, which dilute the aura of life and death.Several chaotic paths stretched straight into the mountains. I took out the compass and measured it along the way, but found that the compass pointer was shaking sharply and could not be fixed for a long time. I thought, this place is very evil, so it is not suitable to stay for a long time.

Just about to urge everyone to speed up, suddenly, a few eagles rushed out of the forest, flapping their huge wings, stirring up a gust of air in the air. I screamed badly. "My home is on Migong Mountain. My home is on the hill. There is no shortage of trees and forests on the hill, but gold and silver." In front of the road, four rough men suddenly appeared in front of the road. , staring vertically. Encountered a bandit!I and Tian Gudao's face sank, but there was no fear. The corpse exorcisers are very courageous, but most of this courage is aimed at ghosts. They can subdue ghosts by themselves, but they can't do anything about bandits.

In the areas of Chenzhou and Yongshun, bandits are often seen. I've also heard a lot about bandits robbing, but I didn't expect to be in it myself. Bandits mostly ask for money, and if they give all the belongings they carry with them, their lives will not be in danger.If you try your best to protect your wealth, it will lead to bloodshed. "Leave all your belongings quickly, and spare you not to die, or don't blame us for being ruthless!" Seeing that Tian Gudao and I were very calm, probably different from the passers-by who lost an inch in the past, they increased their tone.

"There are small shrimps in the Youshui River, swim with me to Dongting Lake; when there is a storm in Dongting Lake, don't ask where the evildoers are." Tian Gudao suddenly remembered the Jianghu Qiezi who drove the mortician to reveal his identity. Several bandits were at a loss. I thought to myself that this ancient road is probably out of my mind. The cadaver and the bandit are not in the same way. How can they understand your quack jargon. Sure enough, I saw a few gangsters whispering to each other, and one of them with a beard yelled at us: "Bold lunatic, dare to call the uncle a small shrimp and a monster, I'm afraid I'm getting impatient!"

Before the words fell, the bearded man was about to chop him with a knife. "Wait a minute!" I saw that the situation was not good, so I also shouted. The bearded man froze for a moment. I went on to say: "I was originally a corpse chaser, and I am also a member of the rivers and lakes like you. Today I pass by Guibao Land, please do me a favor, so as not to hurt my friendship." "Don't try to blackmail us. Don't tell me you're afraid that you won't succeed if you say you drive the corpses yourself?" A bandit spoke from the side, cheering up the bearded man.

"I was originally a scholar. Scholars don't lie. We are really corpse hunters. Please accommodate me." "Fresh, are you a scholar? We are still the champion, haha..." Probably thinking that the answer was very good, the bandits laughed exaggeratedly. "Yes or not, you can check it to know." I pointed to the two dead bodies in front of me. The four gangsters froze for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and whispered again.In the end, a small and thin bandit was pushed out for an autopsy, with a reluctance and helplessness on his face. He lifted off the hat and veil on the killer's nameless head, and the moment he made eye contact with him, he shivered unknowingly. Although he tried to calm down, his eyes still couldn't hide the fear.Then I stretched out my palm and touched the dead body's nostrils. After a while, I noticed that his hand was trembling slightly.

After a while of probing, the thin bandit retreated and said, "It really is a dead body." The bearded man didn't believe it, so he went up to examine the dead body himself, and he was very unconvinced: "Don't pretend to be a ghost with grandpa, I can do this kind of trick of holding one's breath. Brothers, don't be fooled by them, first Take the money and talk about it!" Hearing what he said, the other three thieves also yelled to rush forward to rob. "Wait!" I raised my hand again to stop. "What's the matter? Damn, I've been robbing houses for more than ten years, and this is the first time I've met such a nagging guy like you. Damn, let me rob you!" The skinny bandit cursed and was a little annoyed.

"I know it's not easy for you to be bandits, but it's even harder for us to be exorcists. How about this? If I can prove that we are exorcists, how about letting us go?" "What qualifications do you have to bargain with grandpa? Just show it if you have the ability..." At this moment, a hare ran by, I chanted a few spells, and then flicked my fingers, the hare fell to the ground. When the gangsters saw each other, they looked at each other in blank dismay. I asked the thin bandit to pick up the hare, and let them put the rabbit on the ground after it died. So, Tian Gudao and I started casting spells, drawing symbols, and chanting mantras.When I was ready, I took a sip of water, then sprayed the rabbit suddenly, and shouted "get up", and saw the hare suddenly stood up and ran towards the jungle...

The bandits stared dumbfounded, with expressions of astonishment. Seeing the rabbit running wildly, I and Tian Gudao also showed a shocked expression.This is something I never expected.According to the previous technique of driving corpses, the rabbit will not run too far, and will fall down after a certain distance. I couldn't figure it out, could it be that a pine nut that fell from the top of the head hit the rabbit just now when the water was sprayed just now?Or is something else at play?Could it be that the technique of escaping corpses that Master has been researching with great concentration but no results came about by accident? Although I was shocked and delighted in my heart, I pretended to be calm on my face. The bandits were a little surprised when they saw the scene in front of them, especially the thin bandit with timid eyes, probably because he was still worried about the dead body just now. Three of the bandits seemed to want to give up blocking the road, but the bearded man was very stubborn and shouted: "Brothers, it was an illusion just now, don't believe him! Let's unload the cargo first!" The three gangsters hesitated. "I can prove that they are absolutely exorcists!" In desperation, Erya Wang jumped out behind her to testify. Several bandits were attracted by Wang Erya's arrogant scolding. "There is no one who brings a woman to drive away the corpse! Brothers, what I said just now is not wrong, these two grandsons are lying to us! I didn't expect such a beautiful chick! Grandma, it really opened the eyes of the Bodhisattva, knowing how much you are I have been panicking lately, this is great, someone delivered the goods to my door. We tied these two chicks and asked the boss to choose one to be Mrs. Yazhai, and the rest of us brothers can enjoy it..." The bearded man showed an excited expression . The eyes of the other three bandits also glowed green, with lewd smiles on their faces. I saw the bearded man put his fingers in his mouth, whistled, and dozens of accomplices rushed out from all directions, surrounding us. Among them, a dozen or so strong men took Tian Xiaomei and Wang Erya to a stand, carried them on their shoulders, and went to the mountain. Tian Xiaomei and Wang Erya shouted for help. Tian Gudao and I were afraid that the dead body would be damaged, so we did not dare to resist. We told the bearded man that we would drive the dead body up the mountain by ourselves. The bearded man probably couldn't be sure whether we really had magic spells, and he was immersed in the joy of finding a beautiful woman, so he agreed. But for hurting Tian Xiaomei and Wang Erya, I feel guilty and feel sorry for these two women. "Xiucai, I have to find a way to rescue the two women. It will be a disaster if I am ravaged by these beasts." Tian Gudao whispered to me as he walked. Now it seems that the only thing is to sing which song on which mountain. After seven turns and eight bends, over hills and slopes, a cottage finally came into view. The mountain gate made of several giant trees is inlaid in a mountain depression, and the three big characters "Tianniu Village" are written crookedly on the mountain gate. "Xiucai, Tianniuzhai" is also written too poorly. You can tell that you haven't read the book at a glance. Why don't you help them rewrite it?" Tian Gudao's calmness in danger surprised me. Unexpectedly, Tian Gudao's words were heard by the bandit next to him, and he scolded: "Fuck your mother, this village name is written by our boss himself, that is the real unconstrained style!" I couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Brother, we have snatched Mrs. Yazhai back for you!" As soon as he entered the gate of the village, the bearded man couldn't hide his excitement, and announced the good news inside. A group of minions cheered, and the sound echoed in the valley. Damn, don't startle our dead bodies.I cursed in my heart. At this time, a group of people came out from the hall of the village, surrounded by a man with eagle eyes and bald head, who seemed to be the bandit leader of the village. "Boss, we have brought two flower girls, please choose one you like to be Mrs. Yazhai, and let us play with the rest." The bearded man had a charming smile on his face, looking like a flattering slave. "Fuck your mother's shit, I want both of you, so I'll pay my respects tonight to make it a good thing. Order it down and set up a few tables for the brothers to have fun." The bearded hot face was pressed against the cold buttocks, with an embarrassing expression on his face, and he smiled embarrassingly. All the minions yelled in unison, and tied Tian Xiaomei and Wang Erya to a wooden post next to them. Tian Xiaomei struggled and shouted at us: "Xiucai save me." Hearing Tian Xiaomei's cry, the bald bandit leader turned his gaze to us.At this time, the thin bandit stepped forward and whispered to him. The bald bandit leader looked at us with interest, his eyes were so strange that people couldn't figure it out, and his skin got goosebumps. There was a silence. The bald head asked: "I heard that you are exorcists?" Tian Gudao replied: "If you don't change your name when you're going, if you don't change your surname when you sit down, that's true for Tian Gudao, a disciple of the Liumen Walking Corpse!" The bald head said again: "I heard that there is another scholar?" I replied: "I am the student Leng Yicai!" The bandit leader touched his bald head, and laughed loudly: "It's so fucking strange, a scholar doesn't go to the test for fame, but comes here to chase the corpse, it's really not doing business properly! Grandma is a bear, if the thieves don't rob, then they are still called thieves." ?” The bald bandit leader looked me up and down, as if examining a monster. I thought secretly in my heart, I have to find a way to rescue Tian Xiaomei and Wang Erya as soon as possible, when it gets dark, this gang of gangsters will put the two into the bridal chamber, it will be difficult to cook raw rice. "This hero must be the owner of Tianniu Village. You are considered a member of the Jianghu, where morality is the most important word. Our business of exorcising corpses is to collect money from people and perform filial piety for the bereaved family. If you can't If the deceased arrives at the destination on schedule, it is a breach of trust and a breach of morality. Presumably a good man should understand this simple truth." The bald bandit leader remained silent, as if waiting for my next words. "Hero, we are all upright men, why don't we have a competition, if we win, let us go; if we lose, you can do whatever you want." "Try a bird! This is Lao Tzu's territory, and Lao Tzu is the king of heaven, Lao Tzu, everything is an imperial decree!" The bald head laughed. "Xiucai, what morality are you talking about with these bird people? They are a bunch of villains with no morals and no shame at all. They are not worthy of talking about morality. It is an insult to the word morality! Look at the three words in Niuzhai that day. If you can’t write comfortably, you’ll be a shameless person with no morals at all!” Tian Gudao echoed from the side. "Grandma is a bear, bullying grandpa, I haven't read the book? Mom, please, grandpa will compete with you, otherwise you won't know how powerful grandpa is!" The bandit leader couldn't stand Tian Gudao's provocation, and unexpectedly accepted the challenge uncharacteristically. The bald head said Biwen first, which surprised me a lot. "The sky is high and the birds are flying." I made a couplet first. "The knife is as low as the head." The bandit leader responded. "Kill, kill, fall into the underworld, the crime is inevitable! I advise you to put down the butcher's knife, one less knife and one less crime!" I said again. "Scramble, grab, live happily in this world, stop the way to get something, and grab one counts!" The bandit replied again. "Tianniu Village, sacrifice to the Tianniu, the cows are in the sky." I set the question. "Migong Mountain, take the head, and it's clear and honest." The bandit leader replied. After meeting several times, I didn't expect the bandit leader to be able to answer. Although a few sentences are inseparable from the line, the text is not on the topic, or lacks neatness, there is no major problem.I suspect that the bandit leader has actually read some books. After the literary test, the martial arts competition began. I saw that the bald bandit leader asked the minions to bring out a big pot, fill it up with oil, heat it up, and soon it was boiling, and the minions threw silver dollars into the pot.The bandit leader rolled up his sleeves, stretched his hand into the pot, and fished out the silver dollars, but his hand was safe. After the work was over, the bandit leader looked around with a smug face, and was greeted with bursts of applause and cheers. In the midst of the shouting, the ghost boy jumped to the boiling oil pan, calmly, holding the Tianlu corpse flag in one hand, and inserted the other small hand into the boiling oil. go. "Ghost, don't!" Seeing this, Tian Xiaomei yelled hysterically.A few unidentified bandits closed their eyes. But after a while, the ghost cub also fished up the silver dollar, but his hand was safe. "Liar, liar! Be shy, be shy!" Gui Zaiyao laughed, and then waved the Tianlu corpse flag with both hands. The bandit leader and the minions were dumbfounded.The bandit leader's face turned red.I was very amused to see the appearance of the bandit leader. This kind of deceptive quack trick is too superficial. In fact, I know that this "oil" is not real oil, but a little oil added to vinegar. Since oil is lighter than vinegar, the oil will float on top, making people feel like a pot full of oil, while vinegar is lighter than vinegar. Oil has a low boiling point, so it's okay to stick your hands in it.Of course, it is better to apply boric acid on your hands in advance to prevent scalding. It's my turn to make a move.I looked around and found a snake cave not far away, so I walked to the entrance of the snake cave, practiced mantras, and after a while, the snakes came out of the cave and gathered together. There was a commotion in the crowd, and the bandit leader and all the minions showed astonishment on their faces. I ignored them, then took out a handkerchief from my pocket, waved it again and again, and chanted a few incantations in my mouth, the group of snakes saw it and dispersed after a while. There was a sigh of relief from the crowd, and some people showed admiration for me.The bandit leader was a little unhappy. I laughed secretly in my heart. In fact, this is just one of the quack tricks my master taught me, but not many people know about it.The gist of this method of gathering snakes to drive snakes is as follows: first roast the frogs and grind them into powder, mix them with rat oil, dry them in the shade, and sprinkle them next to the snake holes, so that the snakes will come when they smell them.But the handkerchief was steamed by realgar smoke, and the snake dared not approach it. Generally, those who run the rivers and lakes know some mystic arts. These mystical arts are extremely mysterious in the eyes of ordinary people. The reason why they are mysterious is because they seem unbelievable, even fantasy. The "cooking the oil pot" performed by the bald bandit leader just now is a trick commonly used by Jianghu entertainers, and it is too low-level. There are two types of mystical techniques used by corpse hunters. One is man-made alchemy, which can be deciphered and can usually be operated with the help of traditional Chinese medicine. Tips, such as summoning souls, letting go of yin, and the Snow Mountain Mantra, etc., cannot be explained. As a corpse chaser, one must master some profound arts, the more profound arts one knows, the stronger one's magic power will be.This kind of profound art is generally taught by the master. Generally speaking, the more profound art a corpse exorcist knows, the more disciples he has, and the higher his status in the corpse exorcism world. My master is proficient in nearly a hundred kinds of mystical arts. Let's say that the bandit leader was dismantled by me just now, and his face was a little embarrassing.But because of the presence of all the young people, it is not easy to get angry, so he laughed dryly and wanted to compete with me in hard work. It is obviously unfair for a king of the mountain to compete with a scholar in martial arts, but this is their territory, so there is no fairness at all. The bandit leader asked his subordinates to bring a few bricks and put them between two benches, and wanted to compete with me in splitting bricks with bare hands.Probably to show that the bricks are genuine and not fake, he asked me to come first. I'm a scholar who has no strength to restrain a chicken, how can I have that ability, let me split a brick, it is tantamount to hitting an egg with a stone.I expressed my willingness to bow down, but the bandit leader refused. I had no choice but to chop bricks by luck, and with one palm, my muscles and bones were completely injured, and I was in great pain. The gangsters laughed like they had eaten pistachios.Amidst the laughter of the crowd, the bandit leader came to the stone brick, clenched his waist to get luck, then shouted fiercely, and slapped it down, the three overlapping bricks were all broken!We couldn't help being dumbfounded, and the gangsters cheered and cheered wildly. "You don't feel ashamed to bully a weak scholar as a boss in a copycat!" At this moment, Wang Erya broke free from the hall suddenly and sternly scolded. The bandit chief was taken aback, then walked around Wang Erya twice, and said, "Little lady, why don't we compete? I've never fought a woman before..." "Compare, compare, who is afraid of you!" Wang Erya's heroic spirit is so strong that I can't help but impress me. The gangsters hadn't seen the excitement for a long time, so they naturally refused to let it go easily if they had this fun today, shouting and clamoring. "I really don't want to hurt your beauty's delicate skin and tender flesh. Let's compete empty-handed." Therefore, the bandit leader and Wang Erya opened their posture and started a competition in Zhaiping. The bandit leader approached Wang Erya frivolously, and reached out to touch her face. Unexpectedly, Wang Erya kicked the instep of her foot suddenly, and called out for mother in pain. I, He Tian Gudao, and Gui Zai Yao cheered and cheered. The bandit leader suffered from being dumb, so he didn't dare to be careless anymore. He opened his posture, looked for opportunities, and launched an attack on Wang Erya.The two of you come and go, but there is no progress.Suddenly, the bandit leader turned over with a kite, jumped behind Wang Erya, grabbed Wang Erya with both hands, and lifted her up in the air. The thugs kept shouting all of a sudden. "Little beauty, I like your spicy nature. The hotter the taste, the more delicious it is. Come and serve the little lady well. I will enjoy it later, hahaha..." The bandit chief took care of Wang Erya, very proud of himself, but he didn't let me go: "Xiucai, you are a big man and you need a little girl to help you, and you are worthy of being a man!" The bandit leader threw a machete in front of me and asked me to compete with him. Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated.At this point, I have no way out, so I had no choice but to bite the bullet: "I know I will die under your knife, but I just thought that these two dead bodies will not be able to return to their homeland, and I will inevitably be negligent. Before the competition, please let me go again." Paying homage to their undead, it can be regarded as an explanation..." Seeing that I was reasonable, the bandit leader agreed. So, I began to cast Yin spells, and communicated with the two corpses in ghost language: "Two dead people, this time driving the corpses, a sudden change happened, and I will soon become a ghost of the underworld like you, I am afraid that I cannot send the two souls back to their homeland , please forgive me..." At this time, the killer's nameless soul roamed over and said to me: "It's okay, scholars don't have to be too sad. I hate the market lunatics who kill innocent people indiscriminately in my life. I can do it for today's martial arts competition. I will do it later." At this time, I will attach my soul to your body, and I can direct your actions. You just need to let go of your hands and feet, and there will be no danger..." I heard it, and I was overjoyed at the moment. There is no way out, there is no way out, and there is another village. I put away the yin release technique, full of energy, full of heroism, masculine and resolute, and said to the bandit leader: "If I win today, you must not stop us, and at the same time burn down the cottage, dismiss the disciples, and never engage in murder again. Good deed!" The bandit leader agreed without even thinking about it. He had a ten thousand chance of winning for himself. So, I shouted loudly, and the killer's nameless soul immediately attached to me.Immediately, I felt the qi surging in my body, the blood flowed freely, and the muscles and bones were vigorous. The previous weak qi was swept away, replaced by a body of steel and iron, and the whole body was hot.Then there was another surge of cold air, that biting cold air, rushing wildly around in the body, like a thousand troops ready to go.In the end, it quickly poured into the limbs and onto the face, only to feel that a layer of cold frost seemed to have formed on my face. At this time, a gust of cold wind blows, the leaves of Tianniu village are flying, and a cloud of dust is rolled up, which makes people shudder. The bandit leader and the bandit had different faces. Gathering my mind, the bandit leader swung his knife and stabbed towards him with a mighty force. I stood where I was, and waited until the blade was close to my chest, and dodged sideways.Then he waved the machete in his hand, and in an instant, the clothes on the bandit leader were riddled with holes, and his cloth strips fluttered in the wind, which looked very funny. The bandit leader never expected that I would have such kung fu, so he didn't dare to be careless, so he cheered up and counterattacked again.I jumped for joy and turned around him, only to see that all his clothes fell on the ground, leaving only a pair of underpants on his body.The bandit chief turned his eyes to him, and that guy knew he was losing his composure, so he immediately shut up. The bandit leader with only one pair of underpants left refused to give up, and rushed towards me desperately. . The bandit leader was astonished, and the knife he held in his hand never put down, like a puppet.The onlookers didn't dare to speak out. Only Wang Erya and Tian Gudao applauded wantonly. The bandit leader stood still and didn't dare to move. He maintained this posture for a while, and only woke up like a dream after hearing Tian Gudao's cries. Then, he knelt down on both knees, clasped his fists in both hands, and bowed straight to me: "The little one has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai. The flood rushed into the Dragon King Temple. Please forgive me! The little one is convinced today. Please accept me as a disciple. I am willing to follow the hero to roam the world..." I am silent.The bandit leader couldn't afford it, and he wouldn't get up if he didn't accept him as an apprentice. I thought to myself, where do I know martial arts, and how can I teach you kung fu. Tian Gudao spoke from the side: "My senior brother has a lot of emphasis on recruiting apprentices. I don't accept any bandits, I don't accept anyone who has no courtesy, I don't accept anyone who doesn't care about morality, I don't accept anyone who disregards morals, I don't accept anyone with bad morals... If you really want to worship him Teacher, learn to be a man first, and after you learn how to be a man, come to him..." Seeing that I was unmoved, the bandit leader heard what Tian Gudao said, maybe he knew that there would be no result if he knelt down to death, and said: "What this uncle said is true? If so, I should remember the instruction and start a new life , come back to apprentice after a while..." Tian Gudao took the opportunity to help him up. The bald head ordered his subordinates to set up a large banquet and treat us graciously. At the wine table, the bandit leader and the little boss toasted me frequently, and I never refused to come. The gangsters were a little bit drunk, but I was calm and calm, and the gangsters admired me even more. Taking advantage of the drunkenness, the bandit leader made a request to me: "Master, I really like the younger sister of the Wang family, and I want to marry her. How about asking you to be a matchmaker to witness?" The gangster followed suit. Tian Gudao immediately stood up: "Impossible, firstly, Xiaomei Wang's family has already married her; secondly, you have vowed to be a new man, how can you force others to make things difficult for you?" The bandit leader was silent, a little unhappy. I thought to myself, how does Tian Gudao know that Wang Erya is married? Could it be that this kid is interested in her?Can not help but want to laugh. Because I was worried about rebirth, I came out to smooth things over: "You like Wang Xiaomei, which means she is attractive, but the marriage problem still needs to be consensual, and it mainly depends on Wang Erya's attitude." Wang Erya understood, and took over the conversation: "Thanks to the love of the hero, but the little girl has already promised her, since it is difficult to continue the relationship, how about we sworn brothers and sisters?" Seeing this, the bandit leader couldn't force him, so he and Wang Erya worshiped brother and sister one by one. The wine glasses are staggered, so lively. After we were drunk and full of food, we drove the corpses forward, bid farewell to the gangsters, and the bandit leader said to me, Master, I will come to you when the time comes. After we walked several miles, we looked back and saw flames rising in the direction of Tianniu Village. Tian Gudao said: "Xiucai, that bald head really set the village on fire and prepared to be a good man." Wang Erya followed suit and yelled: "Xiucai, you are a master and you don't show your face. With such unrivaled martial arts, I am afraid that no one can beat you. Can you teach me a few tricks if you have a chance?" I didn't bother to pay attention to Wang Erya, but I caught a glimpse of Tian Xiaomei looking at me tenderly from the corner of my eye...