Chapter 24 The twenty-fourth chapter, Tie Yu unexpectedly split into the ancient cave, the eerie and surprising incident, the dim light, the cold night, the mourning, the tragic, the shocking ambition

At this time, although all the people in the village rushed to the meeting hall square to watch the lanterns, none of the people who were ordered to watch left. Fortunately, it was the same from a distance. Be vigilant and unremitting.Tie Dizi didn't want anyone to know he was going out, but when he saw that the exit was quiet and the watchman's hiding place was very secret, outsiders couldn't see it, so he searched carefully, and none of them left. They also teach each other a set of words. If someone asks, they answer accordingly, saying that they will go out of the village to check, and by the way, invite the guests and hosts who are patrolling and helping to watch to go to a high place to watch the lanterns.After finishing speaking, he was almost at the entrance of the village, when he suddenly heard someone mention that Zeng Kong'er and Shang Qin had been out of the village for more than an hour, and that they were looking for a new friend Xu Kuo, so they went for a walk and thought to themselves "Zeng and Shang have repeatedly volunteered in the past few days to go out of the village to watch on behalf of the people, because he came as a guest, that is, he will live here for a long time, and the best brothers are not separated from each other. The same division of shifts should not make it more laborious. What's more, the weather is cold and the place is desolate and dark, and it is far away from the mountain village outside the mouth. The two are brave enough to do things. It takes more than half a day to go out, and they must be urged The replacement will be willing to turn around." Tian Tian rushed out of the village just after dawn to replace Tong Sange and his wife. They even ate lunch at the villagers' homes outside the mouth, and sent people to invite them twice in the afternoon. Find it on the top of the cliff.After eating the New Year’s wine, I said that the lanterns in the village are beautiful. I haven’t watched them carefully for several days. I plan to visit the whole village. After watching the lanterns, I will watch the fireworks. They dragged others to go together, because a new friend came and was talking happily, no one wanted to go away at that time, and they planned to go again when the fireworks were set off, but the two couldn't wait, so they left first.Everyone still laughed at him for being so smart, he must have a hero who was taught by his teacher, but his childlike innocence still hasn't retreated, so we haven't seen him turn around.Because he is a good friend and a close friend, and the two teachers have a deep relationship, the people who can come here for a long time are all relatives of the same flesh and blood, and no one will pay attention to him.

"Just now I went downstairs to look for Nanman. I thought the two of them were also watching the flowers on the field. I thought about looking for him. When I heard what the villagers said, I knew that the two people said they were lying about watching the fireworks. As soon as they left, they rushed out of the mouth. Come on, the watchmen on the road didn't notice it, there must be something that they don't want people to know, except the only way to the village entrance, it doesn't pass through other people's backyard, and the entrance is guarded by special personnel, so it can't be concealed, relying on going out of the village from time to time It is not easy to come and go, knowing the truth and the watchman's ambush, and deliberately trying to avoid it. Maybe when people are having fun in groups, use some ingenious method to hide from the watchman's eyes and secretly hide Come out. These two people will never have any other intentions. It's just that the young man is self-confident and courageous. According to the situation, either he found some suspicious signs outside the mountain, and he didn't spot them. He wanted to find out. There is an appointment outside the mouth. Knowing that there are troubles in the village, it is inconvenient for people who don't know the details to introduce. Although he and us have a good relationship, the two sides have a deep relationship, after all, he has not been here for a long time, and he is polite. The visitor may come for our business. Not necessarily, it seems that there must be a reason for this hidden whereabouts." After thinking about it again, he remembered what he had just expected, and his heart moved, and he hurriedly told the villagers that if anyone on patrol or on duty passed by, he could inform them and ask them to find Zeng on his behalf. , Shang Er, please go back to the village for a midnight snack, don't mention me.After that, he hurried away.

Walking out of the small village outside the mountain pass, although there are lights in the village, it is still happy, but in case someone sees it through, the enjoyment is all inside the house, regardless of appearance, except for a few red lights hanging in the woods as a signal It was pitch black everywhere, the old and the weak, women and children went to Xintaoyuan to play and the lanterns did not return at nineteen. Those who were ordered to take turns saw such good fireworks from a high place that the sky turned red, and they all drove out to help the nearby high cliffs. Looking in from the top.Except for a few strong men who are in charge of the signal and have special responsibilities, even the watchmen in the nearby places climbed up nearby, looking inside and outside together, and listening carefully.Because the distance between the inside and the outside is quite far, and there are large peaks and cliffs blocking it, I can only see a large area of ​​bright red shadows in the sky. The lanterns and fireworks in the village cannot be seen from a distance, and even the sound of gongs, drums and cheers is cut off, and only the lanterns are enlarged. From time to time, one or two cannon shots were heard faintly.Although I feel that this is okay, I am not at ease in the end. Relying on my familiarity with the road and my strong eyesight, I deliberately hide from the darkness to look at the corner of the high cliff. It turns out that there are many fireworks and lanterns in the village. Covered by the four outer peaks and cliffs, it is invisible as usual, but the fireworks high above the sky are like billions of stars and colorful waves dancing in the sky, and even the red sun can be seen, which must be seen in the eyes of ordinary people. When some immortal casts mana in the sky, and this wonderful scene appears, it is never expected that it is done by human power.At first I was quite suspicious, but then I remembered that the whole village was surrounded by dangerous peaks and cliffs, and it was the highest place in the depths of the chaotic mountains. I had looked carefully at the surrounding peaks and mountains before, but I couldn't see them.Although a little bit can be seen in the southeast, it is too far apart, and there is a large forest in the middle, so it can't be seen until the top of the East Peak.In the area outside the village, only the dangerous cliff standing at this time can see a piece of hollow surrounded by mountains, and you can't see the bottom. Some people come here, but they can't find it. Just now, the worries in the village are superfluous. What's more, the dark clouds in the sky are low, as if it is about to snow. If you look far away, you can't even see the red shadow, so why be suspicious?I must be sure in my heart, pay attention to listen, the four mountains are quiet and dark, it doesn't seem to have any strange omens, so I hurried down again.

Looking at the sparks flashing in the shadows in the distance, I know that Xu Li, Xu Guo, the little heroes of Huating, and two outsiders have brought a few village youths on a tour. One of them is Ouyang Dazhuang, nicknamed "Little Old Man" Son, if you like to eat dry tobacco, you must have a good future, and you will get fire and smoke on the way home.I wanted to meet, but because of this, I acted cautiously. It would be better if Zeng and Shang Erxia were together, otherwise the villagers would tell me that it would be safer to proceed as expected for the time being.As soon as he thought about it, the place was right next to the cliff cave leading to the two exits, so he hurriedly covered his body inside, and after a while, it turned out that Huating Little Shuangxia and other mountain patrollers rushed back in shifts, Zeng, Shang The second hero was not included, but Ouyang Dazhuang didn't smoke, so the spark flashed only once and never saw him again.Because I came from the same way as everyone else, I ignored them first, and when they were far away, I suddenly remembered that although Brother Da Zhuang relied on his own ability and specialized in learning Nai Shilei and his uncle, he deliberately pretended to be a little old man, his words were funny, but his people Be vigilant and careful, they all make light work when they pass by, and they are silent. If I hadn't seen the fire first, I expected it to be him in advance, and he came in the right way. When the enemy is found, they are still very cautious in their actions. A little spark in the darkness of the wilderness can be seen from a distance. They will never be so negligent.Moreover, as soon as they saw the fire covering the cave, they rushed back, and there was a lot of difference in distance.If the fire is caused by them, it will not come so fast, I have doubts in my heart, I blame myself for my negligence, and I am going to cover up and spy on the place where the fire is going to happen.

Suddenly he heard the faint shouting sound from the depths of the cliff cave, and then heard that it had stopped, he was startled, and he was not negligent, and was about to search for it, when he heard half a sound, as if the person was roaring, only half of the shouting was gone. Immediately stopped, more and more frightened, hurriedly took out the sword in his hand, relying on the familiar path he had walked many times on weekdays, and also expected that if there were any enemies in the cave, he would go straight, deliberately drove out not far according to the terrain he had recorded, and then passed through the chaos. Go around among the stone bushes.Just in case, I didn't even take out the lamp tube, relying on my heart, strong memory, and light movements, I fumbled all the way through the darkness to cover up the past.After two-thirds of the walk, there is not far from the opposite exit, and there are more rocks in front, making it more difficult to walk. Fang thought, this guy is like lurking in a cave, and no one will see the light here. Could it kill people? Then walk away, how could there be no light?I listened quietly several times, but there was no more sound. There were scattered rocks along the way, which really hindered my feet in the darkness.Just as I was about to take out the lamp tube and look at the ground for a while, the person walked out from behind a large rock.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of light and shadow flickering slightly on the roof of the cave in front of the stone pile not far away, and there was also fire light reflecting in the cracks in the rocks. The cliff cave was tall and the light was not very bright.Walking in the dark, you can tell the way with a little fire, and at the same time, you can hear the voice of someone whispering instructions to your companions. The accent is very familiar. The pile of stones, just arrived.Where the fire shines, a torch as thick as a human arm is inserted in the cracks in front of the rocks. The flames are blazing. When the dark wind blows in the fire head eating hole, the flame shakes, and the light and shade are uncertain.There are fires and smoke, there are many cracks in the rocks in this area, and the cold wind is blowing in everywhere, the atmosphere is oppressive, and the scenery becomes more and more formidable and terrifying.Now everywhere, I caught a glimpse of two people falling under the strange rock opposite the torch, they are Zeng Kong'er and Shang Qin.Although Kong'er was captured, he looked fine and was admonishing him in a low voice; Shang Qin was extremely angry, he was lying on a pile of chaotic rocks, unable to move his body, the corners of the rocks were sharp, it was even more uncomfortable, and he was also angry like Kuang, when he saw the iron flute was looking for him, his face was full of shame and indignation, and he just shouted urgently: "Sixth brother, quickly give me a sword, this guy is too deceitful, I can't beat him in this life, I don't want to live anymore."

Tie Dizi saw that there was no rope on the two of them, but they couldn't move, so he guessed that the enemy was not a good match, he didn't know what kind of powerful acupoint he had tapped, he was not sure if he could break it, and he had other concerns amidst his anger and anger. After a little thought, Kong'er heard Shang Qin's roar and was complaining in a low voice. Seeing Tie Dizi wanting to reach out, he hurriedly called out in a low voice: "Sixth brother, wait a minute, we are being tapped at this time." Tie Dizi saw him His expression was tense, his eyes fixed on the other side of the cave, he was about to turn around quickly, and answered quietly: "Little brother knows how this old man is so old, how can he have the same knowledge as our younger generations. Although I don't know what acupuncture points to order, with my second brother's ability, I still can't help it." I'm afraid it's not my little brother who can save him, but Brother Shang's back is tightly attached to a piece of gravel, and he can't use his true energy at this moment, how can he be able to do it? I will move him away carefully, Brother Zeng doesn't need to worry too much. Brother fell into the hands of such a famous old man, he won't win by force, you are not ashamed, why are you so angry?" The man stretched out his hand, gently lifted Shang Qin's legs and neck, and placed him on a flat stone to lie down But, just like this, the person was already sweating coldly from the pain.

Tie Dizi is angry, but when he thinks that the matter is so important, if he can't bear it, he will make a big mess. This kind of acupressure method is extremely powerful. Killer, but harmful, can only be carried back to rescue, someone will help, take the elixir in advance, it is safer, but it must be carried on a soft bed, and you have to walk slowly, how to find someone at this time and place?The enemy clearly intends to fight against each other, and they will hide nearby. If they make a move, the lives of the two of them will be in danger.Furthermore, no one dared to leave.In my heart I just hated and was anxious, I was in a dilemma, but I didn't dare to show it on the surface.After thinking about it, I had no choice but to hold back my anger, and I was going to ask about the process first before making a fuss.Seeing that Zeng Kong'er was calm and alert, he hurriedly comforted Shang Qin, then turned to Kong'er, and asked quietly, "Where is he?" Kong'er replied, "I was here just now." , Sixth brother never came back before he arrived, it is not sure whether he will go away and take him. It is not entirely to blame, you have to pay attention to the entrance of the cave, this person moves as fast as lightning, but he did not plot before he started, and now things are still unpredictable , let me tell you what happened, how about we decide?"

After Tie Dizi asked about the past, he found out that Zeng and Shang had not long since left the mountain, and Naishi was also the third generation disciple of Shang Fengzi, a famous Emei School master, Da Haogousha Yichen, the eldest brother of Luoyang Three Swords, and Jian Zhong. All the chivalrous masters and old iron flutes are complete, Wudang male and female chivalrous masters and apprentices have many masters and apprentices, the two generations are mostly close friends. Before the two went down the mountain, they heard the famous names of the male and female chivalrous men and women in Xintaoyuan in Guanzhong. Little Shuangxia met once or twice before, first went to the middle to search for no one, but the natives outside the mountain pass knew all the heroes and kept tight-lipped. May outsiders know.The two couldn't figure it out, so they went to the mountains to search again, but they found a book of elixir, and a villager dressed as a woodcutter found out that all the heroes were outside to rescue the disaster, and even went to Shandong and Henan to search, until Zhisheng and other men and women five People are about to turn around before they meet each other. In the middle, they even met and fought with the villain many times, all because of that medicinal herb.The two were eager to win and made many enemies. At first they wanted to fight him to the end with the two famous thieves, but after Xu Li repeatedly persuaded him, it would be better to wait for the Tie Dizi and his wife to finish their business and make a plan together before they deal with such villains. The thieves are caught in a net, so as not to act rashly, there are few people and the power is single, but they will be hurt.At the same time, I met a teacher who said that the teacher had returned to the mountain. The two were eager to send the herb back and asked the master for advice. They made an appointment with Zhi and Xu Zhuxia to meet each other. Shi Sha Yichen asked about Ming's journey, and warned the two of them for a while, ordering them to stay in the mountain and work hard, and then go to the appointment again.Before he left, he talked about the fact that the two of them had made enemies abroad, and he warned again: "Although you two have been taught by me, your skills are still weak, so you must be cautious when you encounter problems, otherwise I will go overseas to collect medicine after you leave, and I will not take care of you. Wouldn’t it be unfair to be abused by evil people?” The two of them said to the master: “I will never shame the master when I go here, those villains are really hateful, and I will let him go when they meet, but fortunately, brothers and sisters in Langzhong have made friends. Most of them share the same hatred, and it has already been agreed that there will be no harm if there are so many like-minded friends."

Sha Yichen cherished these two disciples the most, but he was still worried, so he wrote another letter in his own handwriting, ordering Jiaozhi and Xu to hand it over to the teacher of Yanzhong Zhuxia, as if the two were young and their skills were not very good. There are few friends, and it is rare that the young brothers from both sides hit it off right away, and they happened to be together to accompany the experience, and learn the new Taoyuan's method of helping the poor, thinking that they will make meritorious service in the future.Seeing that the letter had not been sealed, Zhisheng saw Sha Yichen's intentions. It seemed that because Xintaoyuan was hidden deep in the mountains, many people were rescued from outside the mountains every year. There were many villains and enemies outside. The suffering people don't know the details of the other party's origin and will never let them in. The more capable people are, the more they pay attention.Although the two masters have a deep relationship, they rarely meet the heroes, and Zeng and Shang are new friends, because they have a teacher's biography, they are bold and aggressive.Recently, evil thieves have been rampant everywhere, and the two have made many enemies, fearing that they will suffer losses, and the teacher and the master will go overseas again, and they will not return until a few years later, and they cannot take care of both. Experienced, together to eliminate harm and save people, but because the two sides did not know each other clearly, I took this letter to express my heart, remembering the friendship between the teacher and the teacher and the person of the other party, two more good helpers are naturally desirable, at that time Xi Nuo , and told the two: "Masters, you traveled together the year before last. You will not find someone until February and March of the new year when you go to Dongting Lake Xinzhou for the regular gathering. At that time, most of us will go to see you. Please invite both of you." The younger brother will go with you, and then submit the letter. From then on, the two younger brothers will be counted as our own, and we will not be polite."

The two of them saw that Xintaoyuan was truly a paradise on earth, and everything was convincing, and they made many good friends of the same generation. Although they were very happy, they knew the rules of the village. For more than one month, they have to work together with everyone, even foreigners, otherwise, when it comes to farming, woodcutters, hunting, and building construction, the whole village, regardless of age, will have to work together, and the master will leave at most one or two people. Accompany the guests, and the rest have something to do, although the host still treats them with respect and hospitality, and will not open their mouths. The guests see that the host is so hardworking and hardworking all day long. It's boring to sit and enjoy the ready-made, but also to delay other people's time to greet guests. No matter how beautiful the scenery is, living all day long and watching people do things is really boring, so I just have to find something to do.Fortunately, the visitors are all friends of the same kind, and it becomes a habit after a long time. Many heroes from outside have fun because of this, and often take time to meet in the mountains, reluctant to leave.In order to balance the work and rest of the whole village, there are all kinds of entertainment and enjoyable things in spring and autumn. Joy is better than hardship, and people's hearts are consistent. Everything makes people feel comfortable. In the past one or two years, the number of people has increased, and it is almost like a stream. Non-stop, here and there: always full of guests, there are many guests at the end of each year, when the Seven Heroes returned to the mountain one after another, there was news of the gang of thieves coming, even those who had something to do and were planning to come back in the spring Arriving ahead of time, more and more people came during the ten days at the end of the year, and there were as many as thirty or forty people who were planning to stay temporarily, and more than half of them were talented people.The two had little contact with each other on weekdays, first they were overjoyed, among the guests, they pretended to be the masters, very happy. Since that day when I went hunting in the back cave and found weird people and strange birds, I didn't pay attention to it at the time.This year, the guests all volunteered because they knew that the host would be attacked by foreign enemies. Zhisheng took the lead and assigned them to patrol and defend in various places inside and outside the village in turn.The two of them wanted to do more, but wished they could make some contributions at that time. On the third day, they inadvertently learned from a villager that the old rules in the village, every year on the 15th day of the first lunar month, all the people in the village have to officially start Before the work, on the day of celebrating the Lantern Festival, ending the New Year’s fun, and the first day of production, the whole village will hold a Spring Banquet. The ceremony is grand and clean. Publicly declare the things that should be promoted and reformed this year and the methods of improving farming, firewood collection, animal husbandry and hunting. The size of the merits, in the sound of drums and cheers, was covered with red and colorful colors, and rushed to the wedding platform set up in the square to be respected by the audience and regarded as glory.The leading heroes are still recorded by special personnel. Although according to themselves, although they have done the most meritorious service, because the leading heroes have higher intelligence and have the purpose of making meritorious deeds, they are judged according to their own intelligence, and they are more strict. At that time, even though he was still the leader, the hearts of the people always supported him. Because the first Seven Heroes want to use this to encourage themselves, so that they can do more for the people. The law is the strictest. Without losing the election, people's beliefs are getting deeper and deeper. For the sake of the Seven Heroes, each other's merits are high and low. The people who have been recorded speak in public and compare with the facts. Now that they will come out, one or two of them will not be able to go to Xitai to receive congratulations because of the difference in situation and encounter.Those villagers who worked hard in the mountains and contributed a lot of energy sat on the table, but some of the leading heroes couldn't go up. People didn't take it seriously at first. Only when one's instincts can be used to the best of one's ability, and one has put in a lot of energy for the sake of others, can one be considered qualified.If they are all leveled, all the achievements will be taken by the leader, and they will have nothing to do with a large number of villagers. It is good to keep one's own place and finish one's own work. It is good not to be lazy. This kind of practice will make it difficult for everyone to develop their own intelligence. How can it be improved?We have been elected as the leader by a large group of fathers and brothers, so we should try every means to induce them to walk on the road of happiness and health, so as to live up to your entrusted expectations.Among other things, you are so inferior at this time, we will feel ashamed after hearing such words.There are many explanations, all of which are humane and reasonable, and everyone is convinced and motivated. Although they are used to seeing nothing unusual, they don't take it seriously, but the leading heroes are all conscientious, afraid of falling behind, no matter internally or externally, they will never avoid hardships and dangers, and will not be unremitting in the slightest.The events in the mountain are seen by everyone, and what happened outside the mountain must be told truthfully when returning to the mountain. According to the record of the special person, as in the past, when the leaders of the nineteen heroes went to the wedding platform together, it was because some of them wanted to retreat modestly, and the audience It is impossible for the villagers to speak so enthusiastically.Zeng and Shang thought to themselves after hearing the words: "Brothers and sisters have already agreed, and once announced in public at the banquet in the 15th spring of next year, I will be invited to live in the village for a long time, and I will be one of the masters from then on. Ability depends on time and place, it is fair and reasonable, if we are newcomers, if we make contributions before the spring banquet, even if we cannot make it to the wedding stage for the first time, it is still decent." For this reason, thinking of greed for merit, I wish that there would be enemies to attack at that time , try your hand at it. I wanted to do something a few years ago, but Tie Dizi was too cautious, first he was instructed by Master Yao and his disciples, and then he received a letter from Fourth Aunt Bing to instruct him to keep secrets, but he couldn't make it clear before the time came.Although I discussed for a while with a few people who have always been prudent and extremely trusting in him, there are many things that I have not discussed in detail.Because although Zeng and Shang are close friends, they are also enthusiastic, but they think they are young and energetic, and they are too courageous. They are afraid that something will happen to them, so how many things have not been told, and they have repeatedly told them that if they find out that they have met someone before. It makes sense not to touch a bird, and to rush back to the village to deliver the letter.The two are smart and alert, but because they are young and have little experience, they are often over-intentional, which leads to misunderstandings.A man with a victorious personality, courageous and bold, often reckless when encountering situations, if Zeng Konger is not cautious, he often causes troubles because of his evil.As soon as they got off the mountain, there were many powerful enemies under the tree, and it was because the two of them overestimated their capabilities and were too brave.The two saw that the strange man they met before was very powerful, obviously not their own side, but the heroes in the village did not want to be enemies with him, so they were curious for a while, and often used the pretext of patrolling to go to the cliff cave to spy. After discovering the trace of the one man and two birds, he was already chilled.This day, because I went to the front village to help the villagers keep watch, I accidentally remembered the past, and went to the back cave to hunt pheasants. Because I went to the cave several times in succession, there was no difference. The two long bird feathers left by the strange man were still in place. In the original place, no one moved because of what the iron flute said.The bird's feathers are more than two feet long, but not very wide. There are a lot of fluff near the root, which is very soft, but the top half of the feather is very hard. The hairs are like steel needles, black and shiny. There were quite a lot of pheasants that day, the forest was quiet, and the winter sun was beautiful. I shot more than a dozen pheasants without any effort. After counting the number of people in the village, there was not enough to roast them. , passed by the local area, and the two asked him to bring the twenty or so pheasants that had been hunted back to the village, preparing to roast and eat supper with the heroes at night, and gave the man two. Hit some back.Unexpectedly, a large flock of pheasants ate them and the two of them beat them violently, and they flew away in shock. They accidentally found two fat deer, which Kong Er wanted to capture alive.It was getting late, and I was walking back. The original intention was that the cave was dark. Although the road was much closer, it was not easy to walk. I planned to cross the cliff at dusk, and the cave entrance was only half an arrow away. There was a thin figure in black looking out, but disappeared in a flash.The two suddenly remembered that after the strange bird flew away that day, a black spot appeared in the sky on the side of the east mountain cliff, very much like the strange bird that flew away first was flying in the clouds, followed by a little man in black with a black dot on his head. The thing shaped like a small umbrella flew downwards, and then it was no longer seen.Even though they were far apart, the weather was fine that day, and one could tell that the strange attire was similar to this person.At that time, I only felt that he was short in stature, how could he look like an underage child, and he couldn't tell whether he was a man or a woman in a hurry. Kong'er wanted to say hello first, and then go in, but Shang Qin was greedy for success, he had already entered the cave first, Kong'er had to follow and rush in.For the sake of the darkness in the cave, the torch was extinguished by a strange person last time, so he became wary, he kept calling Shang Qin not to act rashly, while lighting the fire fan, he spoke forward, asking the people in the cave to meet him, and the words he said were not arrogant Not humble, quite decent, but in the dark, he was careful and vigilant, searching for the past along the way.I went around twice, but there was no trace, and there was no echo at all.The second time I went back to the strange rocks near the exit, I saw the two Tobas that had originally formed a cross suddenly separated.Although the cave is gloomy and there is often a cold wind blowing, but the bird feathers are long and heavy. It has not changed for many days since it was first discovered, and the wind in the cave was even less windy that day, how could it change?Shang Qin couldn't resist picking up the bird's feather and took a look, the whole body was about two feet three to four inches long, the feathers were so hard that it felt like two feet when held in his hand.Take a closer look, and there is a golden ring hidden in each of the hairs near the roots. The first time it passed, it was still a cross.The golden ring is not very big, but it is quite thick, with a bird's head and several ancient seal-like characters engraved on it.Kong'er knew it was unusual, so he hurriedly ordered to put it away as it was, and then gave a code to search the center from two sides. He searched until dark, but there was no sign of it. I wanted to go back to the village to inform, but after discussing it, I felt that the traces of the strange man were found twice without the slightest intention of coming, so it seemed incompetent and meaningless to go back to deliver the letter.Thinking about what Tie Dizi said before the third day of the lunar new year, even if something suspicious is found, the person who comes does not attack and goes deep into the village, he will not be surprised, ignore him, and send out patrols every day to guard against him In case etc.He thought to himself, under his famous teacher's school, there must be a true biography, and the new best friends will all look at him differently. Before the spring banquet next year, he can't make meritorious deeds for everyone, and he shouldn't make any jokes.Now that no trace of the visitor has been found, why all the fuss?Prepare to use both toughness and softness, even greet and be aggressive, at least meet with the visitor first, find out the purpose of the visitor, and then make a fuss.I also saw that the other party was hiding here, although he refused to see anyone, he didn't show any hostility, so he shouldn't do anything for the time being.Hearing Tie Dizi's tone, it was clear that he had expected this matter long ago, that's why he said things like that.People are afraid of using their minds, so it is better to relax a step. If you come here to spy every day, you can find his trace no matter what, so you didn't mention it when you went back to the village. After discovering the black shadow for the second time, I concluded that the strange man was at least one tall and one short. According to this situation, even if he left temporarily, he would have to go back and forth frequently.Kong'er was careful, he guessed that the two bird feathers were the other party's letter talisman, there must be a purpose in this union, he thought it was a cross, but was separated by someone, on the way home he suddenly had a thought, still formed a cross in the same place, and then turned around.The next morning I went out of the village with an excuse, and as soon as I arrived, I peeked into the cave. The cross had already parted, and the feathers were still facing each other yesterday. This time, the front tips were aligned in a straight line. It is heavy, and there are two gold rings around it. This time someone was lying in Dingdong, but they didn't leave.Such as finding two helpers to search all over the cave, but also to prevent surprises, and to be known by everyone, which is contrary to the original intention.After a little calculation, he made a cross of the bird's feathers again, deliberately avoiding it, while paying attention to the exit, and pretended to go back, but one of them went around from the top of the cliff to the bottom, and then divided into two paths, and quietly hid in the cave.After walking through it several times, the road is familiar and it is daytime again. Although the cave is big and dark, they can still distinguish the way with their eyesight. They don't even use the firelight, and they cover up to the meeting point, and there is still no sound or shadow. The two black feathers were separated again, facing each other, lying there horizontally. The two thought of a good idea this time, after they made a cross with the bird feathers, they each hid aside, waited for an hour or two, got up and peeked twice in the middle, but they didn't move.The cave is dark and gloomy, the air-conditioning is oppressive, and it is unbearable. It is really stuffy, and it is expected that no one will appear in the cave. Maybe they leave temporarily, so they retreat outside the cave, and look again after a while. Divided into a relative trend.Shang Qin saw that the other party refused to accept, and refused to show up regardless of what he said, so he set up the toba, deliberately said a few angry words, and took the time to go out.Not far away, he suddenly turned around, and in the blink of an eye, he changed his posture again.The same people have never found each other since yesterday. They have used lights, tried their best, searched all over the cave, but there is no trace, and they have always landed in the bright place.From then on, after many times, even using various methods to spy, Toba stayed by the side and did not move, and then separated after a few steps away. Like a ghost, he couldn't help but turn from surprise to anger, saying that he had to find these two weirdos.For several days in a row, I checked the cave with some excuse, and I don't know how many times the two bird feathers have been placed, and they are always separated from each other, tit for tat. On this New Year's Eve, Kong'er felt that this was the case for many days in a row. These two bird feathers must be a symbol of the other party. The intention of good or evil is unpredictable. Anyway, the good ones don't come, and the bad ones come. Come here to hide.In the blink of an eye, it was the third year of junior high school, and I had nothing to gain, so I still took what I said clearly, so as not to become hasty and shameless.For the sake of greed and curiosity for a while, I made a big mistake and I am sorry to others.But Shang Qin said: "We have been guarding for several days, and it was all in vain. Fortunately, there are still two or three days. Although these two strange people tracked surreptitiously, they did not show any hostility. Friends in the mountains said that again. I don't think there is any reason for a person to sleep all night, let alone tonight on New Year's Eve, the other party stays in the cave without even a bedding. What's the point? The village is full of fun all night, no one sleeps, everyone is busy , will not pay attention, as in the past, after a long time, the brothers are afraid that we will work abroad and be lonely, so they ordered their own people to go back, how to argue, saying that my brother is also from our own people, and it is the same as saying that the year is over, you guys The newcomers should first fulfill the friendship of the landlord, except that the lanterns will be put on tonight, the guards will be stricter, and the guests and the hosts will be invited together, and the two parties will be assigned rotations. On weekdays, the host will take over at dusk, half unwilling The visitor is overworked, half of it is because the stars and the moon are dark at the end of the month, and the sky is too dark. I am afraid that the visitor will not know the geography, and in case of being plotted by the enemy. Therefore, I went to spy in the day for the first few days, and I only took time to borrow at night. I went back and forth once after finding the topic, but I didn’t see anything, so I pulled it down. Why don’t you take advantage of the excitement tonight and use the pretext of watching the lanterns to hide here. At the beginning, you hide in the cave in two ways, avoiding the right way, and sticking to it. Fumble through the rocks on the wall of the cave, move the two bird feathers first, and see what has changed. If there is still no result by dawn, I will tell you clearly after the Ming Dynasty group worship, and simply send more people to separate the way It’s also possible to search.” Kong'er has long felt that these two weirdos are rivals, it is by no means a trivial matter, although his brother has to have a teacher's instruction, and his martial arts and swordsmanship are quite high, if he turns his back on him, he is still not sure whether he will be able to face the enemy.This move is risky, so I hesitated first.Later I heard that because there were too many lanterns that day and the fireworks were set off with too much momentum, it was inevitable that the enemies would be seen through. Although surrounded by peaks and cliffs on all sides, it was difficult to find it from far and near, so be careful in the end.The heroes made a temporary plan, relying on the fact that there are many people and it is easy to distribute. On the one hand, it was agreed that, except for the watchmen who were on duty on a regular basis, all of them would be taken to the village to have fun together. Several young strong men came and went to inspect, and went here and there like a revolving lantern, one after another.It is divided into several roads. Not only are there two important exits, but even within a radius of ten miles from Qiancun, there are special personnel to go to and from the places where people can pass through. , so that they can take turns to enjoy themselves in the village and watch the lanterns, so as not to waste the festive season.In particular, the assignment of people on patrol is even more careful, one team after another is constantly flowing, once every half an hour, according to the predetermined location, search for it in the dark, first meet at a place six or seven miles away from the back cave, and secretly hand in the signal , and then follow the entrance and exit roads to crisscross and pass, and come back quietly, and it will be over. This cliff cave is on one side of the front and rear entrances. It is farther away from the back cave, and the patrolling people will not go there. Since the strange person was discovered last time, they have paid more attention, only because the cave is dark and the rocks are too messy. There are many dangers and obstacles, and it is extremely difficult to pass without lights. With lights, you may be plotted against, and even more afraid that the enemy will find the entrance of the back hole and prevent you from passing through.There are many ways to return to the two routes, and there are many ambushes in the back cave. If the enemy is not close to his back, he will be buried in the cave and it is difficult to enter.Both exits and the secluded place on the top of the cliff are guarded by special personnel. People who go on patrol come back from the outside. Although their traces are very secret, they cannot pass by. If you want to cover the entrance of the cave and look in, even if the cliff is high and steep; the two sides are separated and far away, and the watchmen on the top can't see the foot of the cliff. It is dark, and anyone who walks through the cave can see it.If you are really in danger, you can send out the signal flag flowers around you through the cracks in the rocks, and take out the whistle and blow it, and you can call for reinforcements, no need to worry. According to what we have seen in the past few days, most of the night did not change much.If the enemy really wants to invade recklessly, the security in the village is so tight, it's not just that they are coming in a big way, they are all powerful enemies, if a few enter casually, no matter how high their skills are, they will die.If you have learned a whole body of skills by yourself, you will be timid if you have a strong enemy, how can you succeed?What's more, the other party's origin and intention have not yet been clarified, and if he really has evil thoughts, he will not show such an air.On the same day, I heard the Huating Shuangxia talk about that one person and one bird were between friends and foes, at first they were afraid that it would be inappropriate to deal with them, and they would hate to have such a big enemy.自从昨夜岭南女侠宫小小奉了师命赶来度岁，并助众人御敌，谈起事情许多变化，贼党虽然凶焰越盛，自己这面也多了两位高人相助，便那怪人真个翻脸，只在初十以后发难便可无虑。并说，此人也是左右两难，业已改邪归正多年，深知利害，不是万不得已不致翻脸出手等语。可见遇时只要能够临机应变，不去激怒，也不致为害。不料徐氏弟兄几句无心的话，几乎送了二人性命。 空儿想来想去，均觉事情虽颇艰险，凭自己的心思能力，决不至于受人暗算，把事弄糟。共只半夜工夫，如其探明底细，再和众人商计，岂不好看得多？尚勤更疑心怪人凑巧还是自己一面，也许有什强敌要来，被他知道，又不愿与众人相见，或恐泄漏机密，惊走来贼，特意守在这里，暗中出力，将来贼除去，都是难说。那两根时合时分的鸟羽便是他的信符，或与来贼有什过节，借以表示，否则先前因不知他的用意，将所留鸟羽连变更多次，又说过许多激将的话，要是对头早已发作，哪有明知我们看破他的踪迹，始终守在这里，偏又不肯见人之理，就是第一次火光被他扑灭，也无下文，并不能当他敌人看待。空儿虽不以他为然，一样贪功好胜，竟被说动，始终不曾明言。吃完年酒，谈了一阵，便借看灯为由溜将出来，仗着连日往来多次，随时留意，地理已熟，连沿途守望埋伏之处俱都知道，立意费这一夜心力查明细底，惟恐村中诸侠命人寻他回去，或加劝阻，不令涉险，除出口两人无法隐避而外，十九避开，对人只说随同出巡，绕往后洞回去。一离村口，便避开崖上守望人的目光，尚勤掩往洞内，曾空儿施展轻功攀援危崖，绕到前面出口纵落。先掩伏在外，四面窥探了一阵，见无动静，估计尚勤快要绕到存放鸟羽之处，然后轻悄悄往洞内绕去。 刚一进洞不远，便见里面怪石丛中有光影闪动，从所未见，知道来时所料不差，这两个怪人果然睡在洞中，以为此时无人会来，业已点了灯火，也许弄些酒食在彼度岁，做那应景的事。这一发现光影，路更容易看出，正贴着怪石耳目并用，掩将过去，相隔渐近，旁边石缝中已有火光映射，侧耳偷听，并无声息，尚勤也不知寻到没有。忽然发现石后火光中黑烟飞扬，火光也颇昏黄散乱，想起对方形同鬼物，曾有许多怪处。洞中怪石森立，都是平地突起，槎枒狰狞，暗影幢幢，恶魔鬼怪也似景物阴森，使人心悸。深山古洞，又当暗夜无人之际，一阵阵的阴风四面吹来，觉着对方如是正人君子，就他脾气多么古怪，也不会在这类阴森凄厉、暗无天日之地停留不去，由不得心生警惕，加了仔细。等到提着心神，掩往石后，因尚勤尚无声息，不知到未，恐其粗心大意，举动冒失，无意之中涉险吃亏，那条石缝又高，挡住目光，援将上去虽极容易，但因连日经历，看出对方轻功比他更高，形踪飘忽，简直不类生人，始终是在暗处看人，稍一疏忽难免警觉，就无危害，被其隐避，再要寻他便难，特意贴着那堆怪石，绕往尚勤来路一面，意欲抢先迎住，会合一起，再行设法窥探。 那堆怪石约有角许方圆一大片，参差矗立，怪人停留发光之处也有三丈方圆一片空地，一面靠着崖壁，并有几块大小平石，高只尺许，可以坐卧，所留鸟羽放在一小块离地两三尺的断石桩上，旁边散着一堆碎石，第一次入洞虽已发现，但似刚断不久，不知怎会那么粉碎，做一堆散在石桩旁边。二人均曾去过多次，空儿初意尚勤还未走到，故此声息全无，哪知刚刚绕到前面，便见一条黑影立在那里，火光斜射中，正是尚勤，满面都是惊怒之容，看意思也似刚刚掩到，忙即赶过，随着尚勤手指之处往里一看，不禁吓了一大跳，同时便听惨哼之声。To know what happened next, please see the next episode.