Chapter 12 The twelfth round of sprinkling snow and spraying beads, endless springs, rain, molten sand, zeolite, blasting away fire pillars like forests

After staying for a while, the black man heard the oolong howling in front of him getting louder, as if a catastrophe was approaching, and it was at a critical moment.After thinking for a while, he suddenly said in a mournful voice: "I was ordered by the two old masters to talk and answer questions with people outside the cave. If I break the oath, I will suffer a catastrophe, and my body and spirit will be destroyed. For this reason, I dare not open my mouth. It's very powerful, this time it's really my fault, I shouldn't have lied to it and suffered a lot, and when it came out, it fought hard with me, not to mention anything else, only to be enveloped by the sprayed pill gas, this sin can't be tolerated first, and its own vitality is still needed Loss. Before entering the cave, I could have escaped, because I was reluctant to part with the old master’s kindness, and I knew that the young master has always loved me. I was angry for a while. When the anger subsided, I could still ask him to forgive me. I spent many years of hard work and practiced to resist The original body of Calamity Calamity was sealed by the master again, and he couldn't take it out until the time was right. Hong Xiao, the demon way across the mountain, knew that I was useful to him, and was using evil methods to search for my traces everywhere. The Shenyuan body has been separated by the immortal method, and I have been poisoned long ago. As soon as I leave the cave, I will be captured. If I have the Beixuan Pearl in my hand, I can rely on this treasure to escape from the ground and fly directly to the fire cave of Luominger Peak. I met a strange man who had been imprisoned by the demon for many years, joined forces with him, secretly entered the demon cave, got the sub-book of the Taoist book underground, learned the method of restraint, and sought revenge with the demon. Although it is an adventure, there is still hope. Go out empty-handed , It seems to be throwing oneself into a dead end. Just now I heard the voice of the young master, the two immortal elders are quite similar to those people the old master said when he walked, otherwise they would not come here, no matter how high you are, it will be difficult to break through the ban. Although I am not an outsider, I am not sure, so I dare not open my mouth. Now that the little master is angry, he will never let me go easily, and Oolong must seek revenge on me. It is really helpless. Thinking of the two elders who have already met with the little master The master is like a brother, he is not an outsider, and he has been kind enough to ask, so he has no choice but to tell him what he wants. I see that the two elders are very kind, maybe they are the same as the little master. Because of his extraordinary talent, he is the most taboo of creation, and his life is as thin as paper. It is not easy for me to cultivate, and I have been persecuted all the year round. If I show up a little, I will talk about it when I meet people in the orthodox religion. Poor man, I will surely accept the injustice and help. As for what happened today, I was naturally vicious by nature, and I was too shy. I knew I had caused trouble, but when I saw my master came back, I still disobeyed orders and fled by stealing treasure. There are many bad things. But the evil thought After many years of painstaking practice, I have restrained myself. Even though I committed a mistake, I regretted it in a flash. The demons do not tolerate me because I disdain to cooperate with them. As a distinguished guest, I will not harm you. I have escaped from the restriction, and my master has not chased me back. How can I go back to the cave to be punished and refuse to leave? It is too long to say. Oolong escaped from the trap, only one face to face I hope that you will be merciful, but please help me to avoid this difficult situation. If you intercede with the little master on your behalf, there will be a reward. I heard the roar of the oolong, and I seem to have escaped from trouble. If I don’t speak well, no matter how late It's too late."

After hearing a few words, Cui and Cheng sneered at the same time and said: "If you don't tell the truth about the past, who will care about your business? Do you think we can do anything because we are greedy for your reward?" The roar of the dragon is approaching from far away.The black man became more and more panicked, leaned close to the two of them, trembled and shouted: "The oolong is coming, I have suffered from it before, and I feel chilled when I think of it. I hope the two elders will forgive me for the crime of slipping my words, as long as I don't let you Oolong hurt me, so tell me the truth." Although the two were not sure, they thought about Shang Qing's previous tone and respected themselves very much, Oolong kept roaring and protesting, but they didn't find him, so they knew that they were intentionally intimidating, not really what they wanted.Then he smiled and replied: "Don't be so afraid, as long as what you say is reasonable, I will intercede for you. Even if it is not the case, before I finish speaking, I will ask your little master to prohibit Wulong from embarrassing you. What do you think?" The black said happily: "This is very good. As long as the two elders are willing to listen to me, they will show mercy. Oolong is my nemesis. Except for listening to the old and young masters, it has always been unreasonable. I hope the two elders will pay attention to it at any time." , lest it suddenly bite me and wrap me up, that would be bad." The two agreed with smiles.Negroes can talk about their origins.

It turned out that this black man was not a human being, but a monster born in the wild and remote mountains. His real name was Mandu, and he didn't even know how he was born.When it was born, it looked like a monkey but not a monkey. It looked ugly, with a little human shape, and its name was self-proclaimed.It was born in the deep mountains of southern Yunnan where there are most miasma and ulcers, and it is naturally poisonous.Every time the weather changes and at midnight, a scent of orchids will emanate from the body, which is extremely poisonous, no matter whether humans or animals, they can't get close to it.In the end, although Mandu is born with a bad nature, he has extremely high intelligence, is very alert, kind and kind, and understands the difference between good and evil.Knowing that there is a strange poison in the body, people can't get close to it, let alone living things, even trees, flowers and plants, if they are stained with the fragrance of his body, they will die within three days.If you walk around at will, you don't know how many lives will be harmed.At the beginning, they hide in the bottom of the swamp where poisonous pestilence and miasma condense, not close to living things, so as to avoid harm.Wuru is very strong in nature, he likes to imitate human actions, and he is happy when he sees people, and he can't help but want to get close.Although he is full of kindness, how can the other party afford it.Whenever at 2 o'clock in the lunar new moon, or when the wind and rain are dark and the fragrance is the strongest, people stand downwind and are several feet away from each other. When they smell the fragrance, they will faint immediately, and if it is serious, they will die, or if they are infected with leprosy. survive.I tried it several times, but I was afraid of hurting too many people, and I would suffer evil retribution in the future, and I felt that I was alone.Beasts in the mountains do not want to be with them, but they like people most, but they cannot get close to them.Even if he lowered his standards and found a few orangutans and apes who looked similar to him to swim together, he would still die after smelling the fragrance, and he couldn't get close.The more I thought about it, the more sad I became, so I had to hide in a smoky, desolate and secluded area.From time to time, weeping and lamenting to the sky, and asking the sky to ask the sky: It should be the same to cultivate all living beings.Since he was born, there is no one of his kind, and it is already too lonely.It also makes the body endowed with a strange poison, regardless of whether it is a human or an animal, it will die if it gets close to it, and if you are negligent, it will hurt your life and kill you, and you will do that unintentional evil.

Like this often howling, after a few years, I became more intelligent, and realized that my birth was a metamorphosis, which was formed by the condensation of various poisonous elites, and concluded that there will be no good results in the future, unless I refine my own essence into a human form, I can avoid disaster and practice Taoism .After more than a hundred years of hard work, and taking a lot of elixir and fairy grass, he actually practiced to the point of perfection.Nothing like the deeper the skill, the thicker the poisonous gas between the five sense organs and the two armpits. Don't say that if you get close to a person, within ten miles, you will die if you smell the fragrance.After this, I became more and more afraid. Every time I go out, I have to fly to the top of the peak and check carefully.Whenever creatures and humans are in danger in the mountains and rush to the rescue, they will scream loudly and make gestures to alert them first, then rush to the downwind, and then make a move.Relying on his alertness and swiftness in flight, he has saved countless people who were woodcutters in the mountains, and countless beasts and creatures.For fear of harming others unintentionally, good intentions turn into malice.It's not that the other party is extremely critical and must die, and he will never lightly be similar to human and animal creatures.Because it is necessary to climb up to check every time it goes out, it has taken a huge advantage unintentionally.Originally, when people in the orthodox church encountered this kind of monster with extremely poisonous nature, it was easy to misunderstand it, and they wanted to kill it.More than a hundred years ago, I have not yet learned the human language, and my appearance is extremely ugly, so I have kindness, but I can't show it.Unless the opponent's strength is really high and you know his details, encountering him is definitely a bad luck.And those leftist people regard this kind of monster as a living treasure, either wanting to take away his living soul and poisonous aura to sacrifice to the magic weapon, or to force him to worship a teacher to make it fuel the fierce flames.If it weren't for a kind heart, it would have been inevitable.

One time, he tried to save a walking doctor who was injured by a poisonous snake. Unexpectedly, the other party was insidious, cunning, dexterous and quite knowledgeable.As early as on the way, I heard from a demon Taoist that there was a monster near Luominger Peak, named Mandu, who was born with a strange poison.What I saw was the same as what I heard, but it was a kindness repaying revenge, pretending to thank you, saying that I would visit in the future and become friends.Every time Mandu saves someone, he is afraid of accidentally injuring him, as usual he refuses to go near the rescued person, and regards him as a ghost in the mountains, and runs away when he dies, and rarely talks to him.This time I saw that the rescued man was a Han Chinese, so I was grateful to him and wished to be close to him, so I was very happy.It happened that it was a sunny day, and I picked another elixir beforehand, which also has the effect of protecting against poison.It took a lot of effort when picking it, and it was originally for my own use.Because I feel that I am very speculative towards people, I give each other what I love.And agreed: when we meet in the future, we must first seize the upper hand, and then forcefully seal the poisonous gas on the two wings, and ask and answer questions two feet away, so that we can be harmless.The doctor is Hong Xiao, the demon Taoist. He has not met the weird couple at this time, and he has little martial arts skills, but he has no strength.Agreed goodbye, then don't go.Then I used my scheming and made appointments from time to time.While searching, he met a demon Taoist and planned to assassinate him.Fortunately, the conspiracy was discovered by accident.Just like that, he didn't retaliate, he only let Hong Xiao scold and let him go.Therefore, the action is extra cautious, and the light is not far away.

After a few more years like this, I suddenly met Xianyuan accidentally, and got a Taoist book, which I learned without a teacher, and I will naturally understand it after a long time.Not long after he was refined, his own primordial spirit has also been condensed, unlike before, once the primordial spirit is separated from the body, it has no supernatural powers.The heart is happy, unexpectedly he has achieved something here, the demon Dao Hong Xiao also met, met a strange couple by chance, deceived each other's Taoist scriptures, worked hard, and his magical powers were greater than that of the weird.Finally, the female monster was captured and confined at the bottom of the firework cave on Luominger Peak.Finally, the weird father and son were alert, and with the help of the divine monk, they fled to the Daxue Mountain to hide and were not poisoned.In order to prevent the other party from taking revenge, Hong Xiao practiced the magic weapon every day in the mountains, and did not go out of the mountains lightly.He hurriedly got the copy of the Taoist book into his hands, and went to the peak to spy on it every day, threatening the female weirdo to submit a book and surrender.Because what he learned is not a cult, it is of no use to the barbarians, so he has already forgotten it.On this day, I suddenly met Yang You, a real person from the demon culture that I knew before. The two parties had met once before.It turns out that Yang You's evil methods are very high. He saw Hong Xiao's spirit police first, and originally intended to accept disciples.Mandu's background and spiritual effects are also mentioned by Yang You.Later, Hong Xiao was ordered to come forward and conspire against him, intending to capture Mandu, sacrifice magic weapons, and take Hong Xiao as his disciple.It was also Hong Xiao's momentary selfishness, fearing that after the incident, Yang Youzhong would fly away and have nowhere to find him. He wanted to use the demon talisman he gave to trap Mandu, but he didn't give it up, thinking it was a threatening measure.Unexpectedly, it became self-defeating. Although Yang You was deceived, Mandu saw through the plot.Hong Xiao destroyed the demon talisman and was unable to return to his life. Knowing that the demon way is ferocious by nature, return will never be tolerated. He was flustered for a while and fled to the deep mountains.Yang You suspected him of betrayal, and when they met again, he didn't say a word, and then killed him.Later, seeing that Hong Xiao's magic power is quite high, and the magic weapon he forged is also quite wonderful, so he stopped drinking and talked with each other, only then did he know what happened.Although the two parties broke up for many years, most of these villains were opportunistic at first sight.Hong Xiao felt that he was alone, and that none of the three weirdos had been captured, and sooner or later it would be a trouble for his confidant.He wants to leave the mountain, but he is afraid that the enemy will come back and shake the fundamental plan.Another Daoist book may still be hidden in the cave, and with all the hard work and ingenuity, it is impossible to deduce its true location.I very much hope that there will be a party that unites with each other and acts according to the camera.Because Yang You has been evil for many years, the eldest son is jealous of the orthodox teaching, and he also saw that the Taoist books studied by Hong Xiao are quite useful, so he made an appointment and agreed to teach each other.At first, Hong Xiao was still selfish and refused to say that there was still a copy of the Daoist book that he had not found.It just so happens that Yang You lives not far from the local area. It is a newly opened cave, so there is no need to live together, which avoids many suspicions.Later, the two sides got better and better, and Yang You persuaded Hong Xiao to take in a few apprentices to help each other with evil, and the ferocity grew stronger day by day.In the end, Hong Xiao confided all his hidden feelings, and the two discussed it, and their desire to obtain the Taoist scriptures became even more urgent.On the one hand, a demon formation is set up in front of the cave to prepare for waiting; on the other hand, they often spy on the fire cave.

Yang You first thought that the monsters like Mandu were born with strange poisons, and the orthodox people feared that they would grow into bad weather, intentionally or unintentionally, they would hurt people, and once they encountered them, they would not allow them to live; Willing to get what you want.It has already become the target of public criticism, no matter what faction it is, it is not allowed to survive.With the addition of its own poisonous gas, it becomes more and more violent with age, even if it is hidden secretly and cannot be discovered by the enemy, because of the strange poison, it interacts with the natural hostility, and it is fine on weekdays. It is getting more and more fierce, often for two or three days in a row, and he still needs to be able to resist it himself.to stop.Every time after being struck by lightning, the vitality and energy are depleted, and there was a crisis in that year.Especially every Jiazi, there must be a catastrophe.In the past, Hong Xiao disappeared without a trace. He searched the original place, but did not find a trace.I don't know that Mandu is alert and wise. It is known that Hong Xiao is under the leadership of leftists, and the place where he lives is the heaviest miasma. There are often five-colored clouds and mists above, which will not disperse when the wind blows, so he is easy to be discovered.After expelling Hong Xiao, he immediately fled to the ancient forest, dug a cave, and hid it deep underground. After ten years, he returned to his old nest.Yang You searched for many days, but there was no trace. He mistakenly thought that he was secretly captured by Hong Xiao, or was discovered by members of the Orthodox Church, and they were all removed, so even Hong Xiao disappeared.

It happened by coincidence that although the method of searching souls with cold flames used by the Yaodao has a large area, it is only more than ten feet away from the hiding place of Mandu, so it stopped immediately and happened to avoid it.As for Hong Xiao's residence, although it is close to Mandu's cave, he used to be in the mountains for quiet cultivation, so he seldom went out. Later, the strange man escaped, and sometimes went to spy on the fire cave.Mandu also learned a lot of spells at this time, and his wisdom increased a lot.Because I want to condense the primordial spirit, discard the original body, and sacrifice the original physical body to prepare for future resistance to catastrophe.Although the idea is good, it is not as powerful as the mana is increasing, and the poisonous gas itself is also stronger. When the soul goes out to act, as long as it appears on the ground, his poisonous gas, within a radius of a hundred miles, no matter whether it is human or animal, it must be poisoned.For fear of committing crimes, or being coveted by both good and evil, how dare they move.I had no choice but to hide underground, and opened three tunnels.The original intention was to use stealth to defend against the enemy. Unexpectedly, the kindness was reciprocated. I accidentally discovered two newly opened tunnels, one leading to the fire cave on Lominger Peak, and the other leading to the ancient cave with a plum blossom shape on the outside. It was opened, but the terrain had been ascertained, and the secret of the fire cave had also been seen to some extent.On weekdays, travel and hiding are even more secretive, and Hong Xiao never discovered it once.Later, when the two evils met and talked about this matter, they only thought that Mandu Nineteen was dead, but never expected that they were still hiding nearby and possessed supernatural powers.The two demons have also been together for many years, and they never talked about it, and they never moved ahead.

This day is also pretty much should turn misfortune into blessing.On the first day, I found the traces of the two demons. I remembered that the poisonous gas had become heavier recently, and I couldn't leave.I went to the top of the fire cave to check the situation, and suddenly heard a strange man screaming at the bottom of the valley, which seemed to be not far from the newly opened cave.Suddenly touched the inspiration, returned to the original cave, and opened it with all my strength.Unexpectedly, at the end, it is not only as strong as heavy steel, but also restrained by extremely powerful mana.The strange person inside seemed to have known about it earlier, and responded with a howl.There is only Zhang Xu between the two sides, and it is difficult to go any further.The strange person's voice is different from that of ordinary people and cannot be understood.Later, I listened patiently and asked and answered each other for several days, relying on the other party's ability to understand human language, I gradually understood.Only then did they find out how the three eccentrics, old and young, were victimized, and they hit it off with the same hatred.It was also asked that the female weirdo was enlightened by the gods and monks, relying on the Dharma, she practiced in the fire cave for many years, and she has great supernatural powers.A few days ago, a leaf was bestowed by the god monk, and suddenly he said that Mandu would come here within a few days to make them unite. Just wait for another road leading to Xianmei Cave to be opened, and the day will not be far away; The owner of Gu Qizhen Beixuanzhu will also meet.This is the key to the success or failure of Mandu and the Three Monsters in the future, so please pay attention to it, and it is not a pity to pass it.From then on, they were in the ground together, talking through the cave wall from time to time, knowing that they couldn't meet unless they got the orb, and took out the Taoist book, but they didn't know anything else.

Mandu was looking forward to it day and night, when Yang You suddenly found his trace.Although I had to escape into the gully, the fire below was too fierce, and it didn't reach the end, so I couldn't go down any more.While enduring the pain, he had to prevent Yang You from finding Hong Xiao and joining forces to harm him.But when you are trapped, the fire is very small and it is difficult to support it. If the flames surge and you are caught in the eye of the fire, it will be turned into ashes immediately, and you can't even think about surviving.They were terrified and unable to do anything, but fortunately the Shang couple went to the fire cave to check the fire by chance, tested the firepower with magic weapons, and found that the man was all down, calculated the cause and effect, and rescued them.Mandu heard that the magic weapon used was the Beixuan Pearl, and felt grateful for the life-saving grace, immediately bowed down and asked to follow him as a slave.The Shang couple were stubborn and refused to agree at first, but after their beloved son Shang Qing asked to speak on their behalf, they finally agreed.Shangchang made an agreement with him, saying: "I live in seclusion here, originally with a deep meaning, and I will not interfere with the monsters in the mountains on weekdays. You can't go far away from the cave from now on, so as not to cause trouble because of you. The little master is restless by nature and cannot take advantage of it." My husband and wife are not here, so go away with you. The strange people trapped in the fire cave, the time to escape has not yet come, so don't be hasty. You are sensitive in nature and know self-love. You are not born with the evil, poisonous and surly spirit in the world. Once you live in peace, If you are not harmed, it will be difficult to settle down after a long time. You like to imitate human words and actions, and you don’t show it when you don’t communicate with outsiders on weekdays. You have lived in my cave for a long time, and you have seen that I have many magic weapons. You will not be tempted to steal. If there is any violation, at least they will be expelled from the cave and will never be taken in; at worst, they will be punished by slaughtering their souls, and there is no time for regret.”

Man Du strongly said: "Since I was born, I have never had a single evil thought. Although I was born vicious, I have self-knowledge. On weekdays, people and nature share taboos, suffer from sorrow and danger, and have been grieving for years. Fu, how can you dare to be ungrateful and deceitful, have a place to live and die, but become evil instead? It's just that the body is extremely poisonous and must be hidden deep in the ground, because it can't be eliminated by relying on it to resist the catastrophe. At this time, although the soul is condensed , still can't leave the body for a long time, and there is a connection between the body and the spirit. Once it decomposes, it can't go back on time. After a long time, the body will rot, the poisonous gas will be heavier, and it will be more difficult to clean up. I hope you will show mercy and save it so that the little slave The primordial spirit can be separated from the original body, and can be preserved for the purpose of defending against the enemy. I am very grateful." Shang Chang refused, and Shang Qing tried again.Yan Xuanying, the merchant's wife, pointed at Mandu and said with a smile: "I know all about your thoughts. With your current skill, it is not impossible to separate body and spirit, but you will have to suffer for a few more days, and your soul will be worn out. But you said such a difficult way, it can be seen that there are still selfish intentions. Let’s just rely on you, in the future, such behaviors will be too late. You must always pay attention, once you make a mistake, you will suffer yourself, and it will be too late." Follow the fairy method, and the barbarians will be defeated. The body is separated, and the practice of the hidden place is confinement, and it is taken to the cave to practice along with it. Mandu first saw that his master was suspicious of him, but he was still unconvinced. Unexpectedly, after a long time, he really committed a vicious act. He was very quiet and wanted to move.At the beginning, they only wandered around, and the Shang couple just didn't know.Gradually, I became more courageous and walked farther and farther.Shang Qing was young and energetic, and his childlike innocence had not faded, so it was a happy event.Mandu not only hates the demon way, pitifully encounters with strange people, but also agrees with him to live and die together, so he is eager to rescue him and take the book of Taoism.Knowing that Shang Qing is the most loved by his parents, no matter what, as long as he begs and pesters endlessly, his wish will finally come true.The side volume of the Daoist book is about the success or failure of myself and the three monsters. It is best to take it out as soon as possible to prevent it from falling into the hands of the enemy.After finishing the study, just like last time, incinerate it, even if it takes revenge and gets rid of the evil ways, it will not help.Always wanted to encourage Shang Qing to do it.As a result, the book was not stolen, and it almost caused trouble, and went there twice in a row.Seeing that he repeatedly violated the precepts, the Shang couple wanted to expel him, but they both worked hard in business and begged to be exempted. For the last time, I went to the Fire Cave to inquire if the female weirdo's husband and son had been found.Because the female monster hadn't seen her for a long time, and the date said by the monk seemed to be approaching, she felt anxious and blamed him for breaking the contract and breaking the promise.Mandu's face was hot, he was embarrassed, and he heard the other party crying and complaining about the miserable situation. He was very miserable, so he felt sympathetic, and for a while, he agreed: within a few days, he will try his best to ask the little master to borrow the Beixuanzhu, and first get the Daoist scriptures. Get it, rescue it from danger, make it find a husband and son, and then plan for revenge.Unexpectedly, at that time, he was very victorious, so he agreed without hesitation, but he didn't dare to open his mouth when he met his master. It was not until the third day that he hesitated to try to tell Shang Qing that he had some hope.Unexpectedly, Shang Qing had obeyed the secret order of his parents, he knew very well that the evil law was powerful, and before the time came, he suffered two false alarms, and his nature was filial, once he was strictly ordered, he dared not disobey, and even refused.Mandu has already uttered big words, and it is difficult to explain, so he has no choice but to act secretly.It just so happened that the Shang couple did not return from their fugue, and Shang Qing took Oolong to the distant mountains to collect medicine, thinking it was an opportunity.Knowing that the Beixuan Pearl and many other rare treasures are hidden in the treasury of the back cave, it is easy to steal, and it is easy to succeed.Unexpectedly, as soon as the pearl was obtained, there was a sudden thunderbolt, which stunned him.When he woke up, he saw that he had fallen into an ambush, surrounded by raging fire, wind and thunder.Although he defended himself with mana and held the Beixuan Pearl in his hand, he had never suffered any hardships, so it was extremely difficult to escape.At the same time, he heard Shang Qing's pleading voice, which came from surrounded by thunder and fire.Looking forward, it turned out that the three masters, old and young, were all outside the door, pointing at themselves, talking. The general idea is: Mandu committed crimes many times, all of which were exempted from severe punishment because of the hard work of the merchants.Recently, he was even more daring, trying to escape by stealing treasure.It was time to activate the divine thunder to destroy both body and spirit.One is that although he is vicious, he still knows how to be grateful, and his conscience has never been exhausted; second, the reason for this treasure robbery is due to his companion's urging, and he is eager to win; , not greedy; four, the Shang and Qing generations begged hard.Therefore, let him choose: one is to be expelled from the cave from now on and never be allowed to meet each other; However, if the two crimes are committed, both body and spirit will be destroyed. Mandu knew very well that the Yao Dao was searching for his traces everywhere, and unless he surrendered, he would never survive, so he tried repeatedly, preferring to be punished rather than leave.At first, it was bearable, but after a long time, I was still thinking about it, and every time I thought about the contract with the strange person, I felt sad.When the Shang couple traveled overseas, they asked Oolong to stay behind with the little master, and to send food to Mandu on time.Mandu is refined from the soul, and it is born from pure yin qi. It needs to supplement the vitality with several kinds of roots, grasses and fruits that are special in the swamp.I don't know that the master punishes the crime by fouling, which really has a deep meaning.Seeing that the food given is too little, I feel hungry from time to time.Finally, Oolong's loyalty, once the master left, not only gave more food, but also sprayed out the pill energy to defend against the barbarians whenever they were attacked by the wind, thunder and fire, and after this, he suffered less pain.Although Mandu was moved, after all, he had suffered for a long time, and he was eager to go to the strange person's appointment, so he asked Shang Qing several times, but Shang Qing refused.I was so anxious that Shang Qing opened a cave to go out of the mountain on this day. When he went, he took the spirit gorilla Xiao Hei he had taken with him, saying that he would go to the demon cave to spy, and he never returned.He became more and more worried, thought and thought, and decided to take Beixuanzhu to find the strange person and help him out of trouble.Then go to the Yaodao Cave and steal the Taoist scriptures.Knowing that Oolong is his nemesis, he has suffered because of fouls before.Recently, relying on her natural wisdom, she realized the restriction in the treasure house and tried to escape in delusion.First, when the oolong was lying still, under the protection of Beixuanzhu, he broke through the restriction and escaped from the trap.Fearing that the oolong would chase after him, after trying it out, he still went back to the warehouse, waited for two days, and suddenly asked the oolong for help.Said that the vitality has been consumed too much recently, and it is not like before that I can support it, so I ask for its help.Oolong was returning first with Shang Qing, but he was fooled.Spray Danqi first, against Thunderfire.Seeing that Mandu was still in unbearable pain, crying for help, and mourning terribly, he was suddenly excited and rushed to the door, intending to help with all his strength.Unexpectedly, as soon as he got started, Mandu flew out and triggered all the restrictions.Oolong realized that it was too late.Shang Qing just arrived from the front cave. Seeing him stealing treasures and fleeing, he hurriedly closed the entrance of the inner cave.Mandu thought to himself: "This is the end of the matter, so I simply don't do anything, just rush out, wait until I come back successfully, and then plead guilty to the little master. Fortunately, the little master knows well, as long as weep for a while, let him beat you." Cursed, when the anger subsides, nothing will happen." So he begged and rushed out.According to the secret order of his parents, Shang Qingyuan was found by Cui and Cheng, deliberately let him go, and waited for the orb to be taken back, and used punishment to express his expulsion and ignore him.It's so easy for Mandu to meet this fairy fate, but he hasn't got the orb, so how can he escape, and he wants to ask for forgiveness.Shang Qing just ignored it.And the old master once said that it is most taboo to ask and answer with outsiders, the offender will die.I thought to myself: "Although the little master is strict this time, at most he hates it and ignores it. Before the old master returns, he still has something to think about. Oolong will hate himself and repay his revenge. Once he gets out of trouble, he will never give up." , Oolong was ordered to capture, and he was engulfed in the qi of the pill, and he was in great pain, and his heart was cold.It was really helpless, so I asked Cui and Cheng for help. The two had just finished listening to the outline when they suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure behind Man Du, and then saw Wu Long suddenly appearing in front of the stage.Before Chengquan could open his mouth, he heard a miserable cry, and a jet of black alchemy shot straight at Shangwei.Man Duli was wrapped up, and with a push back, he reached the open space in front of the flower forest under the stage, stretched and trembled with the energy of the oolong pill, rolled like flying, and wailed very urgently.The two feel that although Mandu is a natural evil, it is rare to have such ambition, sincerity to the Tao, and strong temperament, so they cannot help feeling sympathetic.But the owner is not there, and the oolong may not be obedient.They were shouting at the same time: "The beast is merciful. When your master arrives, ask him what happened. If it is as he said, then he will be punished." The follower scolded: "You will only know how bad it is if you have to suffer a little bit." Turn back At first glance, it was Shang Qing who hurriedly begged for help.Shang Qing pointed his fingers and scolded with a smile: "If I don't look at the faces of the two elder brothers, I will never forgive you. Oolong put him down quickly, I have something to say. You can go to the front hole." Oolong roared, Dan Take your breath back.Mandu then fell to the ground, looking at the three people on the stage kowtowing, gasping for exhaustion, looking extremely embarrassed. Shang Qing yelled: "You old ghost, you are so angry with me. If you don't get out of here with me, if you don't leave, I will ask you to be punished by Oolong, so as not to stay in the cave and haunt me. Father and mother will come back and suffer You're tired." Man Du seems to feel that Shang Qing's tone is firm, which is very different from the past, and he can't help but panic, knelt down on the ground, and burst into tears.Shang Qing ignored him, and only said: "You two brothers, you can see how disgusting this thing is. We are drinking here, and he is crying like a ghost. Let's ignore him. After we finish eating, we will have a way to cure him. "The two of them had already seen that Shang Qing was acting up, and each of them deliberately tried to persuade him, Shang Qing said angrily: "Don't say anything else, but if he screams like a ghost and makes people upset, he should be executed." Man Du suddenly begged at the bottom Said: "Master, don't be angry, just don't cry." Shang Qing said angrily: "If you love to cry, don't cry, anyway, you can't be tolerated." Then he said: "Two brothers, this is the three-hundred-year-old fine wine and some fruits that my parents have hidden. , There are still two things that have not been brought, let's eat some first." Before he finished speaking, Mandu got up from the ground and walked behind the stage, walking slowly, and his expression was rather sluggish, as if he was seriously injured and in extreme pain .Stealth glanced at the stage several times, and beckoned to Cui and Cheng for help.Shang Qing didn't even look at him. After a while, Mandu suddenly held a big white jade plate, which contained two kinds of fairy fruits: one was like a fat peach, the other was as big as a melon, and the white was like silver jade. There were only two pieces in total, each of which had been cut into four pieces; One is shaped like a cherry, as big as a longan, and its color is like cinnabar.A strange fragrance was smelled from afar.Still twisting and turning, he walked to the case tremblingly and offered it.Seeing that Shang Qing was always ignoring him, and only politely asked the visitors to use him, he seemed to be in a panic.Tentatively, he took the jade pot again and poured wine for the three of them.Seeing his pitiful expression, Nanzhou smiled and said: "Brother Shang Xian, look at our faces, please forgive him." Shang Qing didn't answer, turned around quickly, and punched Mandu in the face, followed by another punch leg.After listening to a wail, he fell far away and couldn't get up for a long time.The two of them felt that the treatment was a bit too much, and Shang Qing pointed and scolded: "Damn, if you dare to put on airs again, I will ask Wulong to deal with you again. You should still be the same as before. If you pretend, I will forgive you, there is no such cheap thing." Mandu approached tremblingly, and cried to Shang Qing: "It's not just putting on airs, it's just because of the long-term confinement and serious injuries. In recent days, I feel that although the energy is depleted, the soul is weaker. It used to be pure, but it seemed a little strange. Recently, I remembered that since the confinement, I have been attacked by wind, thunder and fire every day. I felt that my vitality was exhausted. I couldn’t bear it. Such a fierce fire, wind and thunder could barely support it. After the old master left, he was favored by the oolong and gradually calmed down. The previous evil spirit disappeared in nine out of ten, but he never recovered. , always wanted to go outside, the little master didn't come back for a long time, recalled the appointment with the strange man, and was very worried, so he planned to escape, wanted to meet the strange man, regardless of whether he could take revenge, first took the Taoist scriptures related to future success or failure in his hand, and then Thinking about it. Just when I was about to stop, I didn't know that Oolong had already met his master, and they went back together all the way. After arriving for a while, they mistakenly thought that they were practicing in front of them. They also felt that today's opportunity was really good, and they were very happy. Waiting to lure Oolong into the cave Trapped, suddenly found that the little master turned back, this shock is really no small thing. At that time, I was riding a tiger, and I couldn’t stop. If I want to go back, even if the little master is generous and tolerant, Oolong will definitely not give up when he sees my kindness and revenge. You want me to look good. I have no idea, so I have to be bold and bold, ready to rush out, finish the matter, and then go back to the cave to apologize. I never dreamed that the little master would have two fairy elders to come and intercept me Stay. The little master chased after him and took back the orb. When I escaped, I regretted it. The orb was never in my hand, and this time I came out of the hole, naturally, there are many dangers. How dare I go out? The little master has always loved my poor life At most, it is the same as before, beating and scolding for a while, begging for a while, and nothing will happen, but who knows that it is so angry. Seeing that begging is useless, the master immediately went to release the oolong, and was so anxious that he froze and turned to the two elders. Please tell me, eat oolong to cover me in the dark and wrap me with pill energy. At that time, my whole body was like a raging fire, and I was in extreme pain. If the two immortal elders hadn't pleaded for mercy, if the master came one step later, I would have survived the rest of my life. There is no hope of recovery. At this time, the whole body is like needles, and the pain is very painful. It is by no means the same as before, intentional and artificial. Knowing that the sin deserves death and suffering, but the old master once said when he did it, before fighting the enemy, if you fight with the enemy When outsiders talk, they worry about the destruction of body and spirit. Just now, I was not timid and anxious, so I talked to the two elders before asking the little master. Now the pain has not been relieved, but they have worried a lot. The two elders , I don’t know if it’s an outsider. If you’re one of us, it’s fine, otherwise you’ll suffer a lot and you’ll be spared a catastrophe in the future, how sad you are!” When he said that, his voice was filled with tears, and his expression became more and more sorrowful. Shang Qing scolded angrily: "I don't know what is good or bad, and I get benefits from others, but I still don't accept it. Haven't you seen that others will help you?" I can’t thank you enough for reducing pain.” Shang Qing said with a smile: “After practicing for thousands of years, how come you don’t even know the chance of recovery? Because you are cunning by nature, you have repeatedly caused troubles, and I have been troubled. It is annoying. That is to say, this time, although the matter is in the old master's calculation, if I do it a little later, or if the two elder brothers are a little negligent, and you escape with the orb, wouldn't it be another catastrophe? I hate you, but at first I didn't want to say it out loud, and you should take it upon yourself. Now, for the sake of the two elder brothers, I would like to give you some pointers. Because of your evil nature, you have not been restrained by my father's magical power. You can't transcend the calamity and become the Tao. Even if you follow my father and son and don't have a second heart, you can only keep it safe for the present. When you feel that you can resist the wind, thunder and fire, it is a sign that your evil nature is about to be eliminated. As long as you endure the hardship and endure it for another three to five months, your own energy will be completely condensed and pure, just like the Taoist primordial spirit. You can't Patience, relying on ghostly thoughts, to deceive Oolong. If I ask for love, although the pain can be reduced by half for a while, the evil quality has not been completely eliminated. Since my father left until now, there has been no progress, otherwise the success will be accomplished early, what will happen Do you still have such evil thoughts as stealing treasures and fleeing? Although you were enveloped by the oolong pill and suffered a lot, but the remaining evil qualities were all eliminated after this, and you finally got a blessing in disguise. How could you not know the benefits? The suffering is more than that, because the two elder brothers have repeatedly said good things for you, and I also pity your difficult cultivation, so I am extra lenient, seeing that your evil nature has just disappeared, and immediately stopped the oolong, so it didn't hurt you As for the two elder brothers, since they came to the cave to become brothers with me, how can they be regarded as outsiders? At the beginning, the old master forbade you to talk to outsiders, because you were born with a great evil nature and were prone to trouble. The bad qualities have gone, As long as you are as loyal as you were when you first started, and follow orders, let alone worry about others, you can rest assured. But the oolong pill is too evil, so it will forcibly refine the vicious energy mixed with your own true essence, and suffer Not small, if you want to relieve pain and recover, you must have a piece of Taiyi Qingning Dan. The two elder brothers each have a piece, which was a gift from my father. It was originally used for self-defense when going deep into the fire cave. The three rare treasures above are not only related to the success or failure of the Nine Heroes brothers in the next year, but also related to the disaster in the underground of Luominger Peak.窟，收回藏珍，一任护身法宝多神妙，也非此丹不可，如何能够转赐与你？好在至多四十九日苦痛。当初你如不与乌龙狼狈为奸，勾结徇情，此时早已成功。你固不会受这活罪，它也不会为你所愚，受这一个多时辰风雷厄制之苦。是你自作自受，怪着谁来？” 蛮都闻言，虽仍不免苦痛，面上却带喜容。听完，禀声哀告道：“老少主人如此深恩成全，小奴感谢不尽。只是痛苦难当，身子老似散了一般，实在支持不住，还望小主人和二位仙长恩怜，救我一救才好。”崔、成二人听出商清果有成算，欲令自己示恩，两次想要开口，仍吃商清暗中示意止住。后见蛮都委实痛苦非常，不是做作。崔南州人最侠气，首先忍不住，暗忖：“自己带有魔宫地寒针，并未和商清说起。主人所赠灵丹，如为已有，商清早应取出相赠，可见故意这等说法，想由自己开口，转赐蛮都无疑。”念头一转，插口说道：“那地寒针，我和八弟均带有几根。伯父所赐灵丹，如在贤弟手内，请转赐蛮都一粒如何？”商清惊喜道：“此针专御毒火至宝，我还以为在七哥七嫂手中，未必带来呢，这样再好也没有。实不相瞒，我对蛮都也颇怜爱，只嫌他稍微安身，便出花样，真个又可怜又可恨。先听神僧留音遗偈，因有好些话不能预泄，故未说全。内中曾提此针，只知是在九侠弟兄手内，并未明言何人带来。想不到二位哥哥均带得有此至宝，出入火窟，不至于中毒受害。但是话须言明，灵丹也是至宝，不特可解火毒，并抵得一甲子的功行呢。” 南州慨然答道：“修道人全仗自身修为，无须乎此。伯父母的深恩大德，固所心感，蛮都身受奇苦，非他不救，仍请转赐他吧。”成全也早悟出商清之意，力言自己无须此丹，情愿一齐转赐。蛮都闻言喜极，跪伏在前，不住偷觑三人神色，满脸都是企望之容。商清笑道：“没出息的东西，真个便宜了你。”随向崔、成二人道：“此虽仙府灵药，修道人得去固是有益，若赐蛮都，他更受惠无穷。我知二位哥哥义气，决不独享，索性一齐成全蛮都，使其凝神超劫，永脱危机，与我们无异，也不在他多年向道坚诚的苦心孤诣。”随将两粒灵丹取出，交与蛮都，令向二人谢恩，再去原住洞中服下，运用玄功，打坐一日夜，自有奇效。蛮都喜出望外，将丹接过，朝着三人连连叩拜。又将崔、成二人双足捧起，踏向他的头上，颤声说道：“主人与二位仙长如此深恩，蛮都无话可说，且等日后拜谢吧。”说罢，就地一滚，仍化为一溜黑烟，往外飞去，但比先前要慢得多。 崔、成二人又想询问，商清笑道：“今日大便宜他。二位哥哥虽失灵丹，却救了一个可怜人。事已过去，暂时不必提了，我们吃点酒果吧。”二人料知商清尚有隐情，也就不再多问。桌上摆满各种酒菜，多非尘世之物。商清陪了二人，边说边吃，只说蛮都还有一昼夜苦功，便可永脱危机，与生人无异，却不令二人再提前事。对于魔宫取针经过，询问其详。二人始终不知何故。洞中无日夜，双方又是一见投机，加以景物灵奇，到处琪花瑶草，光明如昼，后洞一带，地势广大，长达数里，游玩之处甚多。吃完之后，宾主三人游览全洞，到处留连，不知不觉度过了好多天。崔、成二人只知历时颇长，不知先前吃过灵药仙果，有辟谷健神妙用，服后可以不再饥疲，因未觉倦，顿忘朝夜。 到了末一天，成全笑问商清：“我们来此已久，仙山无日月，一局残棋可抵人生百年幻梦。我们尚有要事，只顾留连忘返，莫要误了时机，却不得了呢。”商清笑答：“八哥不必多虑，我留二兄在此，原有用意，如何能与烂柯一局相提并论呢？”南州接口道：“这些时来，虽觉时光甚长，因为仙景灵奇，处处引人入胜，不饥不疲，忘了睡眠。又想蛮都一昼夜的光阴便可复原，必寻我们拜谢，不料一去未来，因此不曾想到会有这么久时光。这且不去说它。记得来时，各位仙长神僧多有预示，本令我们往洛明尔峰上面寻一住处，一面窥探妖人动静，一面在烟火崖上守伺壑底女怪人的动静。内中虽有几句说到提前来此，当有遇合之言，但未说明。不料无意之中会来此地，与贤弟相见，结为骨肉之交。有此贤居停，自然得益不少，只是事出意外，与仙示不甚相合。贤弟既听神碑留音，可知此中微妙么？” 商清答道：“自来仙机难测，事前如未明言时地，往往先后倒置。听昨日三哥转告仙人之言，好似事在两可，不得乎彼，必得乎此。只管放心，决无差错。如照神碑留音仙示，好似小弟与九侠兄嫂，以及火穴取宝，颇有关联。由此当和二位哥哥一同进止，或者能效微劳，也未可知。至于蛮都之事，以弟原受家父指点，别有用意，先并不知底细。直到被困上洞，发现神碑以前，忽然寻到家父母预留的一封书信，方知就里。日前好些均是做作，连那两粒灵丹也是家父留赐蛮都之物，只令小弟便宜行事而已。这厮虽然生禀恶毒之质，极知求好，向道坚诚，尤其是感恩心重。我知二位哥哥此来有一难题，必须在诸位兄嫂到齐以前，先往火窟，与怪人见上一面。此事甚难，非蛮都甘冒奇险，先将通往火窟的秘径开通不可。这厮机智绝伦，一向不肯吃亏，耳目灵敏。那粒宝珠，又不能先给他带去。小弟为二位哥哥示恩，恐被识破，故此不肯明言。其实这厮对我最是感恩，知我三人情同骨肉，便不这样做作，他也出力。无如人太刁猾，利害之分算得太清，到了紧要关头，就许畏难退缩，不得不留点神。 “三哥说他未来拜谢，实则这厮因听家父说过，火窟藏珍乃九侠弟兄所有，以为二位哥哥也是宝主人，不久便要前往涉险，因感日前对他恩义，第二日复原之后，又苦炼一日夜，试出所赋恶质毒气完全尽净，连乌龙的丹气也不能伤他分毫，这才起身。因想借用宝珠，知我不肯，盘算了两天，没敢开口。最后才和乌龙商量，直说好话，求其相助。乌龙好高，和他交情颇深，虽因他吃了点苦，并未怀恨，连用丹气裹他，都是奉命而行。先恐违背家父之命，不敢远出，后经蛮都极力怂恿，说家父只不许乌龙出见天光，并未禁它地底通行。还有小主人身带法宝，只要在洞内，无论言动，均能查听，事如不可，当早禁止，为何未听呼唤？新来二位佳客，又是主人好友，我们为他们效劳，只有喜欢，决无他虑。乌龙才被说动，一同起身。因洞口设有禁制，乌龙又恐违命，逼得蛮都无法，索性一劳永逸，将昔年地底通往本洞一条故道合力攻穿。先去老巢藏身之处，查看一遍。再由地底直赴火窟，两下里合力，想将地底隔断之处，用水磨功夫强力攻破，与女怪人见面，问明上下出入之法，相机行事。或是回来报信，使二位哥哥去时通行自如，兔致涉险。此时他和乌龙正在下手，想与怪人里应外合，将地底秘径打通。成功虽然有望，恐怕还要费上不少的事呢。 “二位哥哥仍作不知，过了今天，我弟兄三人便照预计行事，上来各走一路，二位哥哥仍往洛明尔峰等候。小弟暗往妖人巢穴试他一下，如将道书先得到手，不特永除后患，更可预占上风，或是费上几月苦功，将书炼成，更可手到功成。不过事非容易，妖人巢穴我曾去过，防备十分严密，邪法也颇厉害，去时必须缜密。否则虽有上洞所得法宝和雷泽神砂，冷不防下手，也有几分胜算，一个不巧，妖人只吃一点亏，伤他几个妖徒。后洞藏书之所，深居地底，妖人本不知道，经此一来，反被警觉，岂非弄巧成拙？为此格外小心，连二位哥哥也不能同去了。” 崔、成二人知他年幼胆大，因记伤害灵猴之仇，想得那道书，明知厉害，依然犯此奇险，又是一人前往，双方已成骨肉之交，断无坐视，不等说完，同声劝阻。南州并说：“一人前往，未免势孤，我们骨肉至交，理同患难，要去都去。休看我和八弟无什法力，俱有法宝隐形，多条退路也好。清弟孤身独行，深入虎穴，犯此奇险，实在放心不下。好在妖人不多时日，便应伏诛，何必忙此一时，能够不去最好。”商清笑说：“休当我年幼无知，行事冒失。实则早有成算，势在必行，决无更改。我如不应前往，那粒雷泽砂，仙人也不会见赐了。盛意心感，如不放心，请二位哥哥在隐形壁防身之下，往来烟火崖上，略现形迹。妖人为防外人窥探火窟，曾在洞前设有一面宝镜，向火崖窟一看，有人行动，立被查见，当时进来。此是声东击西，调虎离山之策。二妖人只要被引走一个，小弟便可减去许多险阻。再要只有一人在彼被二位哥哥引开，小弟更无败理。这比三人同去要好得多。我这预计虽非万全，但决不致如二兄所说，自蹈危机，陷入罗网，放心好了。”二人听出商清意甚坚决，经过连日畅谈，知他法力并非寻常，又得母氏钟爱，留有两件防身法宝。自己仅仗神戈、隐形壁和两道灵符，魔宫所得地寒针所剩无多，须留火窟取宝之用，不能再有损耗，此外别无法力，同去只尽朋友之谊，真要遇见强敌，甚或使其受累，都在意中。力劝不听，所说也非无理，只得听之。 议定之后，又在洞中待了一日，蛮都、乌龙仍未回转。商清说今日便须赶往妖窟，各照预计行事。便一同出洞，先由商清将二人送往洛明尔峰，指点藏身之处，并在事前传了远视之法，令向妖窟遥望。两日之内如不见回，除非发现妖阵烟光大起，风雷暴作，烈焰邪火笼罩当地不散，人决不会失陷，无须因为久候不归，前往犯险。至多只在烟火崖上略现形迹，以为疑兵，便可得益不少。说罢别去。二人见商清行时把手一挥，立有一道银光飞出隐形壁宝光之外，上来并不直飞妖窟，先朝斜刺里高空中射去，宛如流星过渡，一闪即灭，神速已极。知其避开妖窟正面，由右侧来路作弧形绕飞过去。存身之处，原是峰旁一个小洞，地势绝佳，相隔峰顶颇近，但当阳面，右临火窟，并不甚冷，恰在妖人镜光所照之外，便无隐形壁防身，除非妖人前知，也难查见。二人看好形势，相准退路，估计商清快到妖窟，先就峰顶居高遥望。因经商清指点，这才发现左侧大片岭崖之后，有大片花林掩映。因那一带乱山杂沓，林莽纵横，相隔又远，地势甚偏，除开近顶这一点地方，稍微移动，便难观察，那洞更是隐僻，故此日前不曾发现。待了一会，妖窟方面不见动静。二人虽听商清那等说法，仍难放心。南州提议，飞往妖人所设花城前面查看。成全觉着商清有许多话均未明言，看似年幼轻率，实则人颇沉稳机警，坚执成见，必有原因，初来不知底细，不如照他所说行事，比较稳妥。反正无事，不如去往烟火崖上守候，当地形势较低，原难望远，但有商清所传远视之法，妖窟仍可望见，稍有动静，立时现形诱敌。妖人最注重是火窟一带，要有外人到此，定必飞来，即使商清遇险，妖人一走，也可减去不少阻力。南州闻言应诺，同往烟火崖上飞去。 到后一看，当日壑底火烟，越发浓密，腾腾上涌，黑烟如潮，滚滚飞扬，中杂大小火柱，由千寻壑底朝上冲射，轰轰之声震耳欲聋，大量火烟已快透出两边崖岸之上，天空被映成了暗赤颜色。当顶一片广约千百丈，更如血也似红，也分不出是云是雾。时闻壑腰巨石危崖被火烧熔，朝下崩坠，发为巨震，以及沙石冲射激撞之声，合成巨响。震得山摇地撼，浓烟火柱之外，大量碎石沙砾满处飞舞，互相摩擦，发出来的火星弥漫全壑，明灭万变，宛如亿万星砂所组成的一片火海。身在隐形壁防护之下，虽未受到毒火奇势侵害，稍一近前，便觉火力奇猛，前进甚难。有时又觉出火洞中具有极强大的吸力，似要将人裹去。威势猛恶，委实惊人，从来未见。暗忖：“这等凶狂的地火毒焰，虽有法宝防身，人在上面还未下去，尚且如此厉害，再过些日火势更猛，硬要由这千寻烈火之中，冲入壑底毒火发源之处，取那藏珍，更不知如何艰危凶险。照着各位仙长神僧所说口气，分明非由正面下去不可。蛮都、乌龙即便开通地底秘径，也只到达火穴附近，入内照样艰难。就算由彼入内，火口正路的奇险仍难避免。见了女怪人，至多问出火窟形势，并无大助。还有怪人父子已奉神僧之命，说时机将至，许其来此救妻复仇。别时曾经约定，不知何故尚未前来。” 南州力言：“任何事业，均非容易，所望越大，阻力也越多。必须以坚诚毅力，排除万难，方有成功之望。我弟兄二人万里投荒，来此瘴病烟火酷热之区，离七弟夫妇到日尚远，仙示又未明言，白吃苦头，有多冤枉？商贤弟行时曾说，非满两日，难定吉凶，口气甚有把握。在此呆望，也看不出敌人动静。方才曾见对面壑中有烈火烧熔的一个崖洞，与商贤弟所说女怪人被困之处上下斜对。反正无事，不如仗着法宝防身，试冲下去，到了那里，再朝下面呼喊，看有无应声，相机探询，就便问他蛮都、乌龙是否相见，岂不也好？” 成全也觉有理，忙以隐形壁防身，发挥全力，试探着由火柱尖缝中冲烟冒火，朝着对洞飞去。上来觉着火中阻力甚大，宝光竟被挡住，不易前进，后见火力时大时小，有的火柱并有极强吸力，终于试出盈虚消长之理。候到两根较大火柱同时发威，火力相等，正在相持排荡之际，由当中空处猛力前冲，开头仍是甚难，及至冲到两柱相对之处，居然一冲而过。刚一过界，身后立有一股极强大的火力涌将过来，如非法宝防身，应变机警，差一点没被撞向满布熔石沸浆的火崖之上。 初意这等猛恶的烈火，两边崖壁全都烧红，熔石沸浆如瀑布也似，一条条顺着缺口飞舞滚泻，洞中山石已全酥熔，如非法宝防身，休说在此立足，人早烧成劫灰。及至到后一看，那崖洞孤悬崖腰近顶之处，相隔上面不过七八十丈。因其崖势内凹，往里深入，洞口一带漱泉流溢，石红如火，内里仍是好好的。最奇的是，外面那等酷热，有如火海，入口丈许，竟然发现一种紫红色的苔薛。二人因知火势猛恶，法宝不能离身，未敢冒失尝试。后见越往里去，这类苔薛越多，内里阴森森的，并还闻得水声。心想：“此是金铁石土，挨着消熔的烈火地狱，怎会还有苔薛之类生物？难道还有阴凉所在暗藏于此？”为防万一，把身后行囊中的干粮取了一块，掷出宝光之外一试，未见热烟冒起，与初来时在崖顶用干肉试探，一离宝光，便自烧焦，情景迥不相同。伸手向外又试了一下，除觉洞外一面天时炎热而外，并不十分难耐，洞内深处却似有凉气吹来。料定内里阴凉，中有奇景。便把法宝收去，拿在手内，戒备前行。一时好奇，想探洞中底细，把初来时招呼壑底怪人之念竟然忘却。 那洞深约三两里，越往里走，气候越凉，好似初冬光景，已不再觉炎热。快到尽头，忽见前面暗影中水光闪动。过去一看，原来对面洞壁往里凹进，当中一个形似半月的圆洞，高约丈许，上面崖洞形似半伞，向外突出。洞前有一月牙形的石缝，长约两丈，恰将圆洞圈住。由缝中喷出一般弧形清泉，朝上斜射。洞顶也有一湾同样大小的石缝，宽约尺许，将下面喷出来的泉水接住。上下两缝大小相同，石质又极坚莹，温润如玉，便鬼斧神工也不过如此整齐。那泉水只是薄薄一层，乍看仿佛由上面抛下来一幅弧形鲛绢，不经注视，决看不出是由下而上。最奇的是上面石缝宽如巨吻弯张，神龙吸水，那大片月牙形的喷泉常年朝上喷射，丝毫不见外溢，四边全无水湿之痕。仅闻水声轰轰，由地底深处往上传来。还未近前，便觉奇寒之气逼人，不可以近。喷泉虽然薄如轻绢，但是又匀又急，反光甚强。洞本深黑，尽头近水之处吃水光一映，竟是纤微毕现，整洁异常。渐渐看出内洞比外面高大得多，广约二三亩，通体洞壁浑成，质如