Chapter 177 The first seventy-six chapters of obstacles and perilous fleeing to the barren mountains, the setting sun and the poor road

Let's say that Yunfeng didn't expect that her true energy had been raised for a long time, after all, the days of practicing Qigong are too young, her foundation is not solid, and she is in a panic, her fall is too high. The body cannot be changed at will, and it is no longer possible to slowly raise the air and fall like when I first came down.Seeing the rapid fall, Yunfeng feared that her heart and body would be hurt by the shock, and she was trying her best to raise her breath, when she saw an old tree in the dense green shade in front of her, which was about ten meters away, and she stood upright, protruding from the crowd.When Yunfeng descended, her arms were evenly divided, her feet facing upwards, and she flew downwards obliquely and fell.I plan to change it into a move of fluttering willow catkins temporarily in case of failure, and fold it down. Although I can't keep it and suffer a little shock injury, it's better after all.When I saw this ancient tree, I just climbed on it, so I was very happy.It was too late to say, but it was too soon. When I thought of this idea, I was already two or three feet above the top of the tree, and only four or five feet away from the ground.He didn't care to see what was on the tree, so he spread his hands and kicked up with both feet, making an osprey into the water in the air, and pierced diagonally down an old trunk in the middle of the tree.When he got close, he stretched out his left hand and caught the tree trunk.Because of the fall from a height of hundreds of feet, the momentum is fast and violent. Once it catches something real, it swings like a swing.When the strength was balanced, the right hand climbed the branch and turned up, and was about to sit on the trunk to breathe a little, and when he fell again, his body had already swayed twice.

After a short delay, I suddenly heard rustling in the leaves.Just turned over on the trunk and sat down, when I looked back, there suddenly appeared many strange double-headed snakes among the bushes and leaves.Some are as long as ten feet long, as thick as a bowl mouth, and of different sizes. Along the top of the tree with dense branches and trunks, each raises its double head, and the red letter is like a flame.When Yunfeng was in shock, she saw so many strange snakes coming, she knew that these snakes were powerful and extremely poisonous, and it was not easy to defend herself in the tree, so she panicked and went down the tree.The body was only up to the ground, and when I looked up, the first few had already jumped to the top of the old cadres who had just sat down, and hung their heads down.Touch the sword with your hand, and the joy has never been lost.He pulled it out with ease, he paused with both feet, and was about to stand up and swing towards the heads of the first few strange snakes.I suddenly felt that the soles of my feet were extremely tight, and my feet seemed to be entangled by something.Fortunately, Yunfeng's kung fu has reached a high level, and she is dexterous in body and mind. When she felt that her feet were bound, she quickly stabilized her posture and stood still.If you change someone else, you will already stumble.Yunfeng suspected that there were snakes below, she was strangled, she couldn't help being surprised, she didn't bother to look closely, the sword in her hand came down along her feet, with two slaps, the entanglement broke off.Looking down, it was a large area of ​​things that looked like vines, but not vines, or Sophieso. They had no branches or leaves, and they were as thick as a thumb. They were all over the place. There are some different kinds.The barren hills are silent, and no one is there. I don't know how this thing can bind people by itself?Looking up at the strange snake on the top of the tree, its whole body is completely exposed, its tails are hooked to the branches one by one, and its body is like a thousand colorful ropes, hanging down.The first few big ones have loosened their tails and are about to jump down.Not daring to be negligent, he raised his sword for the second time, just as he straightened his body, two big snakes flew towards each other.

The illustrations on the wall of the Baiyang real person were originally insects and scales, figures, birds and beasts, and all kinds of movements, all of which were included.Yunfeng is very talented and diligent, although because of the light of the day, her skills are still far behind, and she has not yet fully understood the subtleties, but she has already mastered her appearance.As soon as he saw the snake approaching, it was matching the usual snake shape, unconsciously, he calmed down his luck, followed the diagram, lowered his head, pointed the sword point inward, and protected his face.Arms like rings, from the posture of a white crane soaring into the sky, using all the strength in his body, he crossed his legs, twisted and kicked, and between the two arms, he turned into a dragon leaping over the gate of heaven, hiding the move of vulture fighting and carving .Then he turned his body over and turned his back up, not only did not dodge to the left or right, but even passed under the snake's head, sloping up.As soon as he got past the snake's head, let alone neglecting it, the sword in his right hand slashed back at the second snake's head.The snake missed the enemy head-on, Li Shu volleyed in the air and couldn't turn around, and when it was about to fall, it swung its tail and struck down, the sword was already close to it.Even though he was born so big and fierce, the Xianjia sword couldn't bear it after all, a cold light flashed, and his head was immediately decapitated.Most strange snakes have long lives. Although they were cut off by the sword, the four strange heads suffered pain, and then they flew forward for two or three hundred steps before falling and jumping up and down on the ground. One or two feet high and low.Here Yunfeng cut off the two snakes with one sword, knowing that there are more poisonous snakes on the tree, he will not give up, before allowing the snake's tail to strike down, he changed his stance early, following the momentum of pushing the waves, a kite turned over, and then turned around Turning around, another dragon returned to the sea, arched and stretched, and jumped into the slanting stab, before the feet landed, fearing that they would be entangled by the strange vines on the ground. Wrap around and become broken.Looking at the bodies of the two poisonous snakes, they also jumped a long way before they fell, and when they reached the ground, they were entangled by strange vines.Although the snake's head is broken, the snake's nature still exists, just struggling, bending and stretching, jumping and jumping endlessly.That strange vine is also strange to say, the snake's body can do without struggling, the more it struggles, the tighter the entanglement, in the blink of an eye, it is entangled into a ball.Yunfeng was secretly frightened when she saw this, but fortunately she had this sharp weapon in her hand, otherwise, let alone a poisonous snake, it would be difficult to escape if it landed on these strange vines, so she couldn't help sticking out her tongue, saying: "It's dangerous!" , A series of wonderful and dangerous movements, all of which are suspended in the air, never touching the ground, the changes of the sides are natural, and the speed is extremely fast.Unexpectedly, the illustrations have been used for so many days in the first few days.If you realize the depths in another day, and the fire is perfect, that's not bad!On the one hand, I was happy, but on the other hand, I thought of how quickly I entered the country, and I was also quite conceited, and my courage grew stronger.

Snakes are extremely vengeful, and there are more than a thousand snakes on the tree.There are three or four second-largest ones in it, the upper half of which has already stretched out, and the big snake retracted when it died, its mouth was red and flaming, hissing and screaming.The group of snakes also agreed with each other, as if discussing revenge.It seemed to be screaming strangely for a while, then suddenly stopped.The big one in the middle jumped forward suddenly, as if it was going to jump towards Yunfeng.Yunfeng has a plan in mind, the two biggest ones have been easily removed, so why worry about the rest.In addition, the distance is twice as far as before, so it is easy to see the movements of the snakes, and it is convenient for the camera to deal with them.The underground strange vines are densely covered, like a snare.He didn't want to waste his hands and feet elsewhere, and when the snake was screaming, he just cut the rattan nets around with his sword at random, cleared a stone field with a radius of about two zhang, and pushed aside the broken rattan with his sword.While thinking about the strategy of eliminating poisonous snakes, thinking that the world will eliminate harm.When I saw the group of snakes ceased to cry, another snake rushed forward, thinking: "Although there are only a few of these poisonous snakes, there are too many of them, and the smallest ones are three or four feet long. If they all come together, Although there are several ways to break the wall image that I have practiced, after all, it takes a lot of danger and a lot of effort to escape. What's more, this thing is extremely poisonous, so don't be careless at all, don't let it get on your body. Even being hit by the poisonous gas is hard to bear. Follow the example of the two snakes before, you can have two dead and one pair, use it a little bit, and you will be punished at the right time, that would be wonderful."

I'm thinking about it, I'm not going to meet it, and I'm going to stop it quietly.Unexpectedly, as soon as the first snake left the tree, the second big snake flew up one after another. The two strange heads crossed and tightly clamped the front snake's tail, connected with the front snake end to end, and flew forward together.The third snake also flew up and clamped the tail of the second snake.It seems that there are two in a row and three in a row, and in a blink of an eye, five or six lines are connected, like a long rainbow in the sky, forming a straight line.Look at the air, the snakes behind are still coming one after another.Although these snakes are not as big as the first two snakes, they are not much different.The latter two are shorter and also about ten feet long.The first snake is only five zhang away from Yunfeng's hiding place, as long as four or five more are connected, the next largest one can reach it.At the same time, hundreds of poisonous snakes on the tree are still activated, one after another, they fly out, turning into dozens of long rainbows of different thicknesses, attached to the tree and flying straight out, creating a wonderful spectacle.

Yunfeng had expected that the group of snakes would come together to fight for their lives, but it was such a strange way of coming, but she didn't expect it.Although there are golden needles stabbing thousands of bees and one eagle dropping a group of crows in the illustrations, all of them are outnumbered and no one is left behind.But this snake is mainly one, with several connected. If you behead the first one with your sword, the second one will surely hit you like arrows, and you will not be able to slow down.On the contrary, it is better to encircle and go up from all directions, or like a tide, a thousand snakes advance together, one can use the solution of wind and clouds, and you will die if you get close;At first, it is more difficult to think of a group of snakes coming together, but it is much more difficult to think of this approach.Only then do we know that everything in the world is full of wonders, and if we don't go through a thing, we don't gain a wisdom.Don't dare to take the liberty to step forward, you must first guard against failure.Looking back, I saw a vast plain, full of tangled vines and nets, very luxuriant.He suddenly remembered the matter of the two snakes being entangled by vines just now, he has a sword in hand, so he is not afraid of being entangled by vines.When the snake comes when you are young, if you really can't deal with it, you can simply fight the poison with poison and lure it into the net, wouldn't it be good?This fairy sword was not lost when it fell in the air, and now I have to rely on it to defend myself from disaster, it is really lucky.Thinking of this, I suddenly remembered the magic weapon of self-defense given by my fifth aunt, the flying needle, which was said to be able to send and receive.Because once it is released, there will be no blood, no damage to the people and no return. Although it has been passed on once, it has not been tried.It must be better than a sword, why did you forget to use it?Stretching out his hand to his bosom, just as he took out the flying needle, the first series of big snakes were less than two feet away, and the red letter from his mouth was more than two feet long.I saw a group of snakes bending and arching wildly like ripples, and making a strange hissing sound. The rear snake opened its double heads, and the first snake shot straight at it like a crossbow arrow.

Yunfeng didn't know that because the two snake kings were beheaded, the group of snakes rushed out desperately. When they saw the snake approaching, they shouted: "Good time!" With the momentum of fishing for the moon in the water, cut it into two parts, so as not to face it head-on, and be sprayed by it with poisonous gas.Who would have thought that the snake was so alert, as soon as Yunfeng took off and jumped into it, he arched his body, with the tip of his tail on the ground, his head facing the sky, followed Yao straight up, and jumped up.It's still considered that Yunfeng has all the skills and changes, seeing that this snake is not like the two snakes before, jumping over the head quickly, and also jumping up with her.Immediately changed his moves, before the snake got over his head, he closed his mouth and nose, used a jade belt around his waist to block his neck and slashed away with his sword.Immediately, the blade passed by, and the two snake heads flew up to the left and right, and blood splashed from the neck like a spring.The snake didn't finish its momentum, its body didn't fall down, and it still jumped up.While Yunfeng was so busy, she suddenly heard the sound of hissing everywhere, knowing that it was the snake following her, she did not dare to go down.Regardless of the blood stains, he covered his face with the sleeve of his left hand, a move of a roc spreading its wings, turned around, kicked the snake sideways with both feet, and thrust into the slanted stab with strength, the dead snake fell straight backwards.

A group of snakes are coming, one after another.In this instant, the second snake jumped up, saw the enemy flying straight up, and the first big snake jumped into the air, fighting against the enemy, it also jumped up with its head up.Before reaching half the height of the front snake, the body of the front snake had already been kicked and fell down, one front and one back, both of them were in a hurry, and they bumped into each other.Coincidentally, the middle part of the thick and big snake crossed the tail more than several times, so it was embedded in the double-headed intersection of the second snake, and it was tightly packed.It turned out to be a fierce force, the snake's head was big, its necks were hollow, and its entrance was narrow.But the dead snake had a long life, half of its waist was clamped by the second snake, and its head was cut off again. After protecting the pain, the front and rear halves twisted wildly, wrapping the front half of the second snake tightly and firmly.The snake screamed strangely in a hurry, its eyes showed fierce light, its head swayed wildly, and a long tail of its lower body stood up straight, in a messy way, and it swayed wildly all the way, causing the dust to fly and the sound of stones and mountains.It landed on the ground where Yunfeng was hiding, and suddenly he struck with his tail, hitting the rattan net, and was immediately entangled.The snake was not much smaller than the two that died first, its tail was entangled, and it became more and more anxious, struggling to struggle upwards, only to see its body bulging, and when it bent and stretched once or twice, there was a sound of crackling and numbness. , The underground vine net was actually broken by it with a large area, attached to the tail of the snake, and flew up.Just when the two snakes were entangled, the third snake flew out, and the rest of the snakes also formed rainbows, jumping up one after another.The third one flew close, and was first hit by the second snake's tail on the left side of the head. The snake was in pain, and it dodged its body, and landed on the vine net, and was immediately entangled.One is that it is slightly smaller than the second snake, and the other is that its whole body is entangled. It is not as easy to exert force on the open ground than the front half of the second snake, so it wraps its head around its tail, and its tail around its head. The tighter and tighter it is, the tighter it becomes. Heap, there are dozens of remaining snake rainbows, just Xiangci escaped and flew out, just at the time when the second snake's nature was showing its power and its long tail was dancing wildly.The area that Yunfeng opened up was originally not that big, and the snakes danced wildly with their long tails, blocking the way of the snakes.The last snake brought up the vine net again, and danced like a wind and rain. These little snakes were either stunned by the second snake, or they were blocked halfway, fell into the vine net, and entangled themselves.

The group of snakes grow here, thinking that they know that the vine nets on the ground are powerful, except for forming a long rainbow and flying across, their power cannot detour around to attack.Except for a few well-behaved ones who saw the situation was not good and shrank back, the other nineteen threw themselves into the trap, and more than half of them went away in an instant.This way, Yunfeng is only cheaper.The first time I saw the snake landed, I wanted to fly forward and give it a sword.When I saw such a scene, I was happy to use it as a shield, and saved a lot of energy. I couldn't help being overjoyed, so I stopped and watched the wonder. I saw long snakes, big and small, flying all over the sky, and countless colored bars entangled everywhere. The screams are like a tide, although they can't get close, the momentum is really amazing.That time the snake took the body of the first snake and the broken vines like a net behind the tail, struggled for a while, gradually exhausted, the blood between the two heads was already dripping, and the momentum slowed down.Suddenly there was an angry cry, the head and tail were turned up, the belly was close to the ground, and he jumped desperately, not wanting to jump in the wrong direction, he should jump towards Yunfeng, but instead he jumped sideways.After all, his strength has been exhausted, and the two ends are heavy, so he can only jump six or seven feet away.The front snake body clamped on the snake's head has long since disappeared, and the front and rear halves have drooped for about ten feet.The second snake couldn't hold it any longer, its head sank, and as soon as the snake's body wiped the ground, it was entangled by the rattan net.The second snake didn't stop, and was still jumping forward. It was unexpected that the snake body entangled in the rattan net was pulled, and when the snake's head lowered, its body turned from concave to convex, arching so high.The tail of the snake couldn't bear it anymore, so it also drooped down.The piece of rattan net that is shaped like a round fan and is about an inch thick hangs from the tail, and it is entangled with the rattan net on the ground.The vine is entangled with the vine, which is naturally much stronger, both ends are entangled, it really looks like a big round arch bridge, stretching across the ground, there is no way to move.I saw it straightened up a few times, then died of exhaustion.

There are more than a hundred or so of the two-headed monster snakes on the ancient tree, most of them are medium-sized, and they are about five or seven feet long.These snakes are more cunning.Seeing many of the same kind flying out, they were all knocked down by the second snake, and blocked by the second snake. They fell to the ground, entangled in the rattan net and could not escape, so they retracted their bodies back to the tree. Do not step forward.As soon as the snakes died, they let out of the way, each hissing and screaming, and then one after another, they were about to catch up to ten snake rainbows and fly out.Yunfeng waited for more than half an hour, although she knew that this kind of poisonous snake was impatient for revenge, and it was not easy to risk her life, her heart was no longer panicked like before; besides, she had seen clearly the origin of the snake and figured out a way to deal with it .Without waiting for its connection to be long, take out the flying probe.Aim at the older ones on the tree.As soon as he made a move, he heard a thunderbolt passing by, and a red light flew towards the group of snakes with a stream of flames.Xingfei drove by electricity, flew in front of the snake, and disappeared after only a flash.In a blink of an eye, the fire was bright again, and it had passed through the bushes and trunks from the tail of the last snake, and it shot up and down along the many places of the snake like a shuttle.At the same time, the Changhong formed by four or five strange snakes was pierced by the red light from the beginning to the end one after another, with a series of rattling sounds, the body bent and retracted, and fell into the vine net under the tree as a whole.The rest thought they knew how powerful it was, so they quickly retracted their bodies, and when they fled up the tree, wherever the flames went, no matter how big the snake was, they would die if they touched it.The group of snakes is also full of evil, and they should all be executed.There are flying needles on the top and rattan nets on the bottom. There is no escape from death.Pianna ancient trees are old for a long time. Although the trees have dense shade and dense leaves, there are many dead branches. The thousand-year-old wood is easy to catch fire. In addition, the flame on the flying needle is different from ordinary fire. The fire ignited.

It was the first time for Yunfeng to use the flying needle. When she sent it, she thought that although the needle could be sent and received, but there were too many snakes, and she had to send and receive it several times before they could be eliminated. trend.Unexpectedly, as soon as the needle was shot, before it could be retracted, it automatically chased and killed the group of snakes.Just in surprise, the tree was already on fire, and in an instant, thick smoke burst out and flames shot out.When the group of snakes saw the fire, they became more and more frightened and ran out of the tree one after another, and fell into the vine net not far away. It is similar to a volcano, the upper half of which is all burning.The underground vine net was also ignited by the residual fire brought by the escaped snake, like countless large and small fire snakes, scurrying all over the ground. The dense net of strange vines spread in all directions, forming a sea of ​​flames.All the snakes on the tree fled to death.There were more than a thousand snakes on the ground, most of them were still alive, and they were entangled in the rattan nets, unable to escape, seeing the fire, they screamed in unison.The flying needle kept chasing after it.Yunfeng sees that the fire has become a wild fire, and all the snakes are caught in the net, so there must be no reason.Looking at the intensity of the fire, it will burn in front of you when you are young, so it is inconvenient to stop here for a long time, so you quickly retract the flying needle, turn around and do your best to go backward.Wherever it lands, there are rattan nets binding its feet. Everywhere it goes, it is necessary to cut off a nearby rattan net with a sword before it can be stretched forward.Relying on the lightness of his body, he traveled far and wide, and after about a dozen verticals, he came out of the vine field.Even though I saw small clothes and shoes appearing in the rattan net from time to time, I didn't pay attention at that time.Looking back at the intensity of the fire, it became more and more fierce, and even the nearby trees, big and small, were ignited, roaring, and the flames were so bright that thousands of snakes were all buried in the fire.From time to time, I saw a big snake, which was burnt by the fire because of the entwined vines. It struggled to rise from the flames, was pressed by the flames, and fell into the flames again.When I heard the strange fishy and scorched smell, I wanted to vomit.Xide is still standing in the upper hand, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be overwhelmed by it.I rushed to a high place and looked up and down. At this time, the rain stopped early, and the wet clouds in the sky were washed away by the fire smoke.I was worried that the fire could not be extinguished, and suddenly I heard the roar of the sky, a gust of wind passed by, and the clouds covered my head, gradually closing in the center.Suddenly, a golden light flashed twice in front of his eyes, and then a shocking thunderbolt struck down. Yunfeng saw that the heavy rain was falling fast, and there was no place to shelter from the rain on the top of the mountain. Although there were many big trees around, she had learned from the past and dared not make mistakes.Just as I found a place to stand under a precipitous cliff, I heard a loud click, and the big ancient tree snapped waist-high in the wind and fire, and rolled into the fire.At the same time, a torrential rain, larger than a bean grain, poured down.All of a sudden, thunder and lightning flashed, and the rain was violent and the wind was violent.Such a big sea of ​​flames was all extinguished by the rain without a meal.It took more than half an hour before the rain stopped and the sky dawned.The burned place turned into piles of ashes, leaving only the old tree standing in the middle of the mountain.Sticking to the tree trunk are countless small snakes with stumped heads and tails, several inches in size, and varying in length.When I looked closely at the heart of the tree, it was empty, so I realized that the tree was the nest of the two-headed snake, no wonder there were so many tricks.The strange vines spread widely in the southeast, west and east, and disappeared only ten feet away from the tree in the north, so the snakes must have gone north from the tree.Although it may not be extinct, after all, apart from countless harms, it is worth taking these strange risks. After watching it for a while, I looked up at the vastness of the clouds and sky, the vastness of the fairy mountains, and there was no trace of them.I flew down from the sky, and when I thought about going up again, the situation was very difficult, so I couldn't help but panic.After thinking about it carefully for a while, although the fairy mountain is high and invisible, it will never hang out of thin air.I remember that when I stumbled and fell, the momentum I raised up was at most no more than ten feet away from the place where I stepped on the cliff.Even if it is blown by the wind, it will not be too far from the foot of the mountain.But looking around, although there are many high mountains, most of them can reach the top after Xinji.It was so easy for me to meet the immortal destiny, Wugu only met once, and there must be a reason for not coming after the appointed day.Maybe it is to test yourself, whether you can have this perseverance.It's easy to catch the clouds, and if you make a mistake, you will become the sky on earth, like clouds and mud, and there is no way to climb.In case Fifth Aunt returns to the mountain today, she doesn't know that she accidentally made a mistake, but considers it hard work, and leaves the mountain privately, wouldn't it be a major event?Success or failure is at stake, so I can't help but get anxious. After thinking for a while, there was nothing I could do.Although it is not too late to see the sky, if you count the time when you fell from the sky, even if you can really find the original foot of the mountain, and brave the danger to climb through the clouds, it will not take a day and a half to reach the top.In desperation, I thought to myself: "If you don't advance in everything in the world, you will retreat. In the end, advance is the right thing. Great-grandmother is a fairy, as long as she can return to the cave, she will be enlightened. There is no reason for such a big mountain to hang in the sky. Where it is, don’t be afraid of hardships and dangers, look for it as before, and there will be a time when you find it, a journey is a journey.” Thinking of this, he sat down, calmed down, and carefully figured out the limelight when he fell Direction, with a lift of breath, he used his light-weight kung fu to climb mountains and ridges and run forward. Observe carefully all the way, the mountains are abrupt, most of them are similar, and there is no one that is particularly tall and the top cannot be seen.Take some wild fruits as you run, eat and hide them, but the soles of your feet don't stop.When it was almost dusk, I had traveled three to five hundred li of mountain roads and passed over a dozen hills and ridges.Because these mountains are extremely steep and precipitous, with many barriers, it is difficult to go up and down, and it is not like flying on flat ground. Although the road is not close, if it is calculated according to ordinary times, it is still not far.The fairy mountain is dim, and there are no signs at all.Seeing that the mountains are getting higher and higher, there are two high mountains in front of them, covered with snow.The sun is setting on the western mountain, and in the shadow of the setting sun, the geese are flying across the sky, and the crows are making noise lately, and the sky has already turned dusk.I thought to myself: "The mountains I saw just now, I have never seen snow on the top of the mountain, I just saw it at this time. The original mountain may be blocked by these two high mountains. I have to climb over or reach the top of these two mountains. It can be seen that there is still a long way to go. I have experienced many dangers and dangers in this day, and I have been exhausted from hard work. I need to find a place to rest for a while before I can go again. In addition to the sunset and darkness, the road is blurred , and then climb over cliffs, deep ravines, and climb mountains that are many times more difficult than the road before, it is impossible. Rather than relying on Yu Yong, panting forward, and doing the impossible, it is better to find a way In the cliff cave sheltered from the wind and rain, in the light of the setting sun, find more food, have a good meal, sit down and rest hard, recharge your energy, and when the sky is twilight, go on the road and climb up in one breath, which is safer." The idea is made up, and there is a cave not far from the Qixi road.And all kinds of fruit trees are all over the mountain.Yunfeng first chose a place to stay that night, and then picked some fruits from branches for carrying.Holding the wild fruit in both hands, he was about to walk into the cave, when suddenly he saw a loquat tree in the depths of the peach forest, as big as a fist, reflecting the setting sun through the forest, golden light, very fresh and fat , I am surprised that I have only seen it in my life.I hurried into the forest to have a look, and there were peach trees all around, one after another, densely clustered, with branches intersecting.There is only an open space with a radius of two or three feet in the middle, in which such a loquat tree is planted, and the roots of the tree grow on a hexagonal mound of soil.Surrounding the pile is a short fence made of interlaced wild flowers and vines, which is two feet high.At this time, the sky was getting late, and Yunfeng didn't take a closer look at it. Seeing these rare and rare fruits, she suddenly became addicted to it, so she picked one off the branch.Once the skin is peeled off, you can smell the fragrance, the flesh is white and tender like jade, and the juice is milky in color.Seeing that it was abnormally large, I first took out the silver needle on my head and tried it, and it was found to be non-toxic.As soon as I took a bite, I immediately felt sweet and fragrant, refreshing my heart and spleen, extremely smooth, and my mind was very happy.It's a pity that when I picked all kinds of fruits just now, I ate them while picking them, my stomach was getting full, and the flesh of this loquat was extremely fat, so I couldn't use it much.I barely ate two, and it was very comfortable.There are not many loquats on the tree, only about thirty in total.Wouldn't it be a pity if the weather changed after being away from the tree for a long time due to the warm weather?Anyway, I can't eat much today, so it's better to just pick one back into the hole, wait until the night, get up tomorrow, and try if it tastes bad.If it doesn't taste the same, take it away together; otherwise, just bring some seeds back to the mountain to cultivate, so as not to waste everything, and let it run its own course.Thinking of this, he took a leaf and picked one, and took the other fruit branches together. Turning around and walking for two steps, I felt that my left foot was kicking on something soft.Looking down, it is a hat worn by a child. The shape is strange, and the material is neither silk nor linen. It is similar to the clothes and shoes of the villain seen in the rattan net when we were removing the two-headed snake. New, as if left there not long ago.I suddenly thought of the shape of the mound under the loquat tree, which seems to be artificially cultivated.Turning around and taking a closer look, not only the mound of soil, but also the flower hedges are also made by hand, and the knots are tied with rough hemp.I thought to myself: "In the past half a day, I have looked at the heights many times, but I have not seen any human beings. I have seen ferocious animals along the way, but there are many of them. I am busy on the road, but I don't pay attention to them. The clothes and shoes in the rattan and the small hat under the tree , all look like things worn by young children. Could it be that there are still people living in such unexplored remote mountains?" The more I think about it, the more strange it becomes.Looking up at the sunset, I have already fallen into the back of the mountain, and the moonlight is blocked by the corner of the mountain again, making the scenery darker, so I have to go back to the cave to talk.When I came out of the forest, I saw a narrow path without grass on the left, which seemed to be made by someone, so I didn't follow the original path, but made a detour back.Because he didn't know whether these villains were humans or mandrills, he became wary and drew his sword again, just in case.The cold light on the sword shines on the ground, after the new rain, there are many footprints of small people on the ground, they are all in a row of four or five, and they are in a straight line.The ground in the forest is full of fragrant grass, but not a single grass grows on this narrow path, and the peach groves on both sides are also very neat, as expected. I followed the road and walked two arrows before I finished the peach forest, arrived in front of the cave, and hurriedly ran back to the cave along the mountain road.There happened to be pine branches and cypress leaves outside the cave. I cut off two big hugs with a sword and spread them on the ground, which is right as a mat.A few more big rocks were moved to block the cave, just in case.Then pick up two dead branches, strike a stone to make fire, and set it on fire.Looking around, the cave is only two zhang square, it is a natural stone cave.The cave gate is high and accessible to people, and the upper and lower sides are clean and dust-free.There was a large macula similar to oil stains in the middle, and after burning it with fire, it smelled a pine nut-like fragrance, guessing it was the remains of turpentine.In addition, there is no sign of insects, snakes and scorpions, so you can rest assured.Because it was raining when I fell from the clouds during the day, my clothes and shoes were all wet. After trekking the rugged and steep mountain trails for half a day, although the coat was dry due to the wind and sun, the two close-fitting clothes were still wet.Fortunately, the hole has been blocked, so I simply built a fire, changed the underwear, and prepared to dry it, and set out on the road tomorrow morning.Since being taken into the mountain by the fifth aunt, things have been in a hurry, except for a suit of clothes and shoes, I don't have a single thing to spare, and I don't know how long I will live in the mountain.Yunfeng loves cleanliness, and usually cultivates secretly in Baiyang Cave, and always washes and changes her inner and outer clothes, she cherishes them very much, and she doesn't change them for fear of being crippled.After drying the underwear, I remembered that the shoes and socks were also soaked, so why not take advantage of the remaining fire and roast them?He sat cross-legged by the fire, took off his shoes and socks, and saw that the soles of his shoes had been worn out by rocks, and there were holes the size of two fingers, and the threads of the socks were also broken.Thinking of Wugu not knowing when she will return to the cave, she also forgot to ask her to bring some clothes back when she parted. Even if she can go back tomorrow, the shoes and socks have been rubbed and worn by such a long distance, how can they be restored?Even these few clothes, if you don't change them in regular clothes, it's hard to last for a long time.What's more, the coat was torn by rattan nets, and there was no needle and thread in the hole to mend. Could it be possible to live naked in the future?I thought for a while.The shoes had been soaked in water and could not dry out in a hurry.Boring in leisure time, I used a pine branch with my left hand to roast on the fire, and stroked those white feet with my right hand. I felt that the jade muscles reflected the snow, smoother than fat, the cavity was full, the bottom was flat, and the fingers were tight. Cotton, as soft as boneless, really pity anyone who sees it.Secretly amused: "Fortunately, I lost my mother when I was young, my temper is stubborn, and my father loves me too much, so I let myself go, and I didn't bind my feet; otherwise, even if I have learned kung fu, in today's situation, I have nowhere to look for foot wraps, how can I act? Going back to the mountain tomorrow, if Wu Gu doesn't turn back, she tries to get some clothes and shoes, but the clothes are torn, and she can still wrap her body with animal skins, but not the shoes, so she might have to be a barefoot fairy." I was thinking wildly, and I seemed to hear the shouts of many people in the distance outside the cave, and I suspected it was the villain I saw at dusk.The night is quiet and the mountains are empty, which is very real to the ears.Quickly put on half-dry shoes, walked gently to the entrance of the cave, looked out from the cracks in the stone, and saw that the moonlight was already on, and the mountains and forests near the left were clear and picturesque, which could be seen everywhere.Except for the peach grove, the land is so flat that you can see far away.Just listen to the sound of thousands of trees shaking the wind, the sound is like a tide, similar to the shouts of many people, but there is no one.After a closer look, there was no suspicious sign, but I knew it was a mountain wind, and I misheard it for a while.Looking at the stars in the sky again, it was late, the shoes were half dry, and I was too lazy to bake them again, so I extinguished the remaining fire, put it beside the fire, and meditated on the pine branch.For the past few days, Yunfeng worked hard at first, sitting and resting.Later, the practice became more diligent and became a habit, and I have never slept on my back.Even though I was too tired that day, when the qi mechanism is well-balanced and has passed through the twelve heavens, the body will recover.After finishing homework, I got up, walked around a little, and felt that my whole body was smooth, and it was far from being tired during the day.I thought to myself: "No wonder true cultivators spend a lot of time. I only have dozens of days of kung fu, and I have reached this point. As long as I practice like this, and then get the guidance of my fifth aunt, I will have a bright future, which is really predictable." Thinking of the misstep yesterday, it was like falling from the sky into the abyss. Although the direction of progress was correct, the eyes were blocked by the snow mountain, and it was only a matter of climbing over the past that one could reach the foot of Baiyang Mountain.Furthermore, the clouds were so dense when they fell, even if they reached the foot of the mountain and ascended through the clouds through thousands of hundreds of feet of mountains, how much danger would there be?Thinking of this, I couldn't help being afraid and anxious, wishing I could go to the outside of the cave to watch.The moonlight had already faded, the surroundings were dark, the wind seemed to have stopped, and from time to time one could see clumps of black shadows on the open ground.I first suspected it was the dwarf trees in the field, and calculated that the moonlight was covered by the hills, and it was still early in the sky.I decided to do my homework again to keep my energy healthy. At that time, it will be dawn, and I will collect more wild fruits and grains to go on the road, so as not to find food in the future.So the second time I calmed my mind, adjusted my breath and sat up with concentration. After sitting down, Wei Wen heard a noise outside the cave.As soon as he reached the entrance of the cave, he heard the noise of people running outside the cave, the sound was like birdsong, sharp and thin, and the footsteps were very light, as if there were many people running around.Looking out of the stone gap, it was already twilight, and the black shadows I saw last time all disappeared, and there was no one.Fang was wondering, when he suddenly heard a scream, three or five two-foot-long black shadows flew up from the outside of the cave, like a bird, and shot straight to the side of the soil slope in front of him, fleeting in a glance.Yunfeng's eyes are so sharp, she has already seen the shadows of a few villains, it is expected that she saw it yesterday without a doubt.Curious in my heart, regardless of whether it was a person or a monster, I hurriedly pushed away the big stone blocking the cave, drew my sword in my hand, and chased it out. Go vertically.As soon as I arrived, I saw thousands of small people in flowers and hats gathering on a flat ground under the soil slope, each only two feet high, each wearing a bow and knife, lined up in a row of wild geese.On the three small wooden chairs in the middle, sat a man and two women.The man is slightly taller, like the king of villains.There were three people kneeling in front of them, and they were reporting to Xiaoxiao with an urgent look.As soon as Yunfeng appeared, the group of villains swarmed like mosquitoes, shouted loudly, scattered like flying, and formed a rampage, standing in front of Xiao Wang, each with their bows and arrows, as if they were about to shoot upwards. trend.The little Wang stood up from his seat, walked forward, and let out a "Yiya".A person came out of the group, approached Yunfeng a few steps tremblingly, first dropped the bow and knife in his hand, kept gesticulating, and chattered endlessly. Yunfeng saw that Qun Xiaokong had too many people and had no skills.Although I can't understand his words, I can see that he is not malicious.He knew that if he came close, he would be scared away, so he didn't go down, he just moved his hands repeatedly to lure him forward, and caught him to see if it was a human or a monster.Seeing this, the villain was still timid.Yunfeng also imitated him and put the sword back in its sheath to show that there was no malice.The little Wang originally suspected that Yunfeng was a monster. Seeing that he had tried to attack with fire, Yunfeng had already chased him. He wanted to send that person to sue for peace and asked Yunfeng what he wanted.And seeing Yunfeng move his hands repeatedly, he thought he wanted to eat that villain.The villain sent out was timid, fearing that he would annoy Yunfeng and make the trouble worse, so he croaked and croaked twice.Then five villains came out from behind the team, and the four of them stepped forward first, knocked down the villain sent first, took out the rattan rope from his side, tied them up, and escorted him to kneel in front of Xiao Wang; The other took off his clothes, revealing his snow-white skin, and walked up the slope tremblingly.云凤才恍然大悟，原来这些小人转把自己当成妖怪，特地选出一个臣民，来供牺牲，不禁又好气、又好笑。本心想考查他是否人类，这般送上门来，正合心意，暂且由他。等那小人近前，索性伸手提起一看，只见他生得如周岁婴儿一般长短，只是筋骨健壮，皮肉坚实得多，其余五官手足，均与常人无异。背上还印着一行弯曲歪斜类似象形的朱文字迹，不知是何用意。小人因为受惊太甚，业已晕死过去。 云凤见他二目紧闭，心头微微起伏不停，知道气还未绝。人小脆弱，禁不起挫折，反倒怜惜起来。暗忖：“古称僬侥之国，莫非便是这种人么？可惜言语不通，没法询问。”想到这里，便坐了下来，把小人仰放在膝头上，轻轻抚摸，想将他救转。忽听“嘤嘤”啜泣之声，起自下面。低头一看，那小王已复了原位。先派出来搭话的一个，正被四个手持藤鞭的同类按在地上痛打呢。那小王看去法令颇严，被打的人伏在地上，一任行刑的鞭如雨下，连一动也不敢动，也不敢高声哭泣，只管咬牙忍受，呜咽不止。云凤见点点小人受此酷刑，好生不忍。知这些人把自己畏若神明，便放下膝间小人，缓缓走下坡去，连喝带比道：“你们不要打他，我并不要吃人。你们找一个懂人话的来，我有话问。”云凤往下走没两步，下面群小又暴噪一声，各将片刀举起。云凤仔细一看，人数少了好些，不知何时溜走，自己竟未看出。知他疑要加害，再如前进，势必群起来拼，这等小人，怎禁一击？既不像是山妖木魅，何苦多杀生灵，以伤天和？便把步履停住，仍把那几句幼稚的话比说不休。经过几次，那小王好似有些懂得，口里咿了一声，便即停刑。众小中又走出数人，也是走到云凤面前，将周身脱净，战兢兢站在那里，意似等云凤自己取食。云凤将手连摆，随意又提起两个一看，生相均与先一个大同小异，只背上字迹和身着衣饰不同罢了。这几个胆子似较略微大些，云凤放了手，他们也不走，只管仰头注视云凤动作。再看坡下那一个，业已醒转，仍伏在原处不动。云凤见怎么比说，也是不懂，心急上路。又想起昨日所采大枇杷和许多果实尚在洞中，打算回洞取了起身，不再和群小逗弄，以免误了正事。 云凤才回到坡上，又听身后群小呐喊之声。回头一看，那赤身小人连先前那一个，共是七个，俱都满脸惊惧之色，跟随在身后不去，不禁心中一动。暗忖：“山居寂寞，这种小人倒也好玩，何不捉两个藏在怀里，带回山去，无事时照样教他们练习功夫，日久通了言语，岂不有趣？”便解开胸前衣服，挑了两个面目清俊的包在怀里，外用带子扎好，径直回洞，取了昨晚所采的果实，走将出来。正待起身，见余下五个赤身小人跟出跟进，仍未离开。猛想起自己还愁没有衣履，仙山高寒，这小人不知能否禁受？他们现有衣服，何不给两小多要一些带走？于是重又往坡下走去。刚一到达，还未看见群小所在，便听下面一声暴噪，那数寸长的竹箭，如暴雨也似射将上来。 云凤剑已还鞘，手里满持着连枝带叶的果实，猝不及防，只得拿果枝当了兵器，去挡那乱箭。好在此时云凤身子已练到寻常刀剑不能损伤的地步，何况这些小人弓箭，施展身法略一拨弄，那箭纷纷坠落，一支也未射中身上。因见小人这般诡诈，不由心里有气，往前一探身，刚要往坡下纵去，擒那小王。忽见路边桃林内又冲出一队小人，约有百十来个。内中三十多个，用几根竹竿抬着一个藤兜，中坐一个身材佝偻，和常人相似的女子，后面数十人，分抬着几个大蛇的头，飞也似往小王面前跑来。还未近前，驼女已咭咭呱呱，高声大喊。喊声甫息，那小王将手中一面绿色小旗一挥，口中喝了一声。群小立即各弃弓刀，跟着小王朝云凤跪下，举手膜拜不置。云凤见他前倨后恭，方要喝问，忽听那驼女用人言高叫道：“这位女仙休要见怪。他们都是这山中天生的小人，适才无知得罪，望乞原谅一二，等小女子上前跪禀。”随说随从兜中扒起，左脚已残，只有一只右脚。旁立小人递过一对拐杖，驼女接过，将两杖夹在胁下，一跳一跳走来，虽是独脚，行动却是敏捷。一到便掷杖跪下说道：“小女子闵湘娃，原是楚南世家。十数岁上，因受继母虐待，辗转逃入此山，被猛虎吞去一足，眼看待死。多蒙这里老王用毒箭射死老虎，救到王洞，割去一腿，用土产灵草治痛，才得活命。他们虽舌头太尖，不能学我们说话，其他却同我们一样。小女子多年不见同类生人，也学会了他们所说的语言。这里耕织狩猎，大半为小女子所传。新王又是小女子徒弟，故而相待极厚。 “王洞先前原不在此，只因那里近年不知从何处移来成千条双头怪蛇，新王的臣民被它们吞吃不少。虽然小女子也曾设计驱除，毒箭火攻，般般用到，无奈人小力微，蛇数太多，实无法想。去年小女子见情势危急，才劝新王迁居，只留下小女子和数百不怕死的勇士，留守原洞，立誓要将群蛇除尽，以报老王相救之恩。费了无数心机，在蛇窟大树之下，乘蛇群每日照例翻山晒皮，倾巢而出之际，在树下周围，偷偷撒了九爪钩连藤子。此藤名子母吃人草，一根藤上有九根子藤，每根子藤上又各有九根小藤，俱都生有倒须坚刺，层层纠结，自织为网，能收能合。凡是有血肉的东西，不论是人是兽，只要沾着它，便被网住，非等被陷的人兽血消肉尽，只剩几根残骨，不会松开。人若误踹上去，如身旁带有极快的刀，寻到母藤上的结环，用刀尖慢慢将它刺断，再挑开子藤，如是藤少，还可脱身。手仍不能挨触它一点，否则越挣越缠得紧，不消片时，全身皆被缠住，除死方休了。这东西生长虽然极速，但是生在深壑绝壁之下，要十年工夫才开花结籽。籽一落地，老藤便即枯死。不久新藤出土，一株可长到半亩方圆地面。那双头蛇不但厉害凶毒，而且行动如飞，能在草地树枝上滑行，如鱼游水，迅速非常，简直无法可制。去冬恰赶上此藤结籽的时候，费了许多心力，遭了无数危难，还伤去几条人命，才在挨近藤边上采集了数千粒藤籽。做蛇窟的古树，三面靠平原，一面靠山。撒籽时，原想四面合围，都给撒上，等藤一长成，便可使群蛇一齐落网。撒到靠山的一面，籽刚撒好，忽被山洪冲去好些，仅离树十余丈有藤。先还以为蛇出游时，总是身在树上，一蹿多少丈远。等晒罢太阳归巢，多半慢腾腾地游行而上，那藤子又非慢慢生长，冬天撒了籽，便渐渐往土内钻去，地面上看不出一点痕迹。但一交春，赶上一夜大雷雨，第二日一早，便枝枝纠结，遍地布满，和织成的猎网相似。那蛇决想不到，无论如何，总要缠死它好些条。谁知那蛇甚是灵巧，藤长成之后，仅有一条半大不大的蛇落网。余蛇以首尾衔接，由树上挂起一条长虹般的蛇桥，直达无藤之处。等将树上小蛇渡完，再微一伸屈，甩将过去，一条也不会落在网里。回巢时也是如此，总是没奈它何。靠山的一面藤少，更成了它必由之路。此藤油重易燃，本想放火去烧，也因这面藤少，恐将群蛇惊散，为祸更烈。 “正在日夜焦思，昨日忽听一个小伙伴急匆匆跑来，向小女子报道：蛇窟下来了一个天神，生得比小女子还高，手持一口有电光的宝剑，先将两条蛇王杀死。站在藤地里，藤竟会缠她不住。也不知使甚法儿，让一条大蛇用尾巴将树上的蛇打落了一多半，在藤地里缠住。后来手上又放出一道雷火，满枝乱穿，将余蛇弄死了个干净。最末后将全藤地点燃，将死蛇和窟中小蛇鬼一齐烧死。才飞到山顶上去，放下一场大雨，将火熄灭。他见了害怕，等天神走了，才跑来告诉我。全洞中人得了喜信，自是快活。连忙赶到蛇窟一看，果然群蛇俱成灰烬，只是在靠山那一面寻到蛇王的两个大头。大家望空叩拜谢神之后，便即命人抬了蛇头，冒雨起程赶来，与小王报喜。我心里还可惜得信晚了，不曾见到神仙是什么样子。昨晚月光甚好，急于和小王见面，也未歇脚。适才行到离此数里的绿梅岭，忽见小王的兵在那里埋伏火石，又遇见传小王令旨的人，才知昨晚这里来了一个大人，不知是神是怪，宿在桃林坡山洞之内。小王因小女子不在，本想讲和，命人上前搭话，问要什么礼物，才可离开此地。先疑心她和早先的殃神一般想吃活人。等把人送过去，先是不要，后来又揣了两个在怀里，想是留着慢慢受用。小王见她得了不走，仍回洞内，本恐贪得无厌，万一索要王妃，那还了得？再加有人报信，说昨晚还盗了两个黄金果，这才着了急。一面命人请小女子速来，想法应付；一面准备弓箭手，四面埋伏了火石，决计一拼。小女子一问昨日见神的小伙伴，所说天神装束身材，竟与天仙一般无二，知要闯出大祸，连忙赶来。虽然晚了一步，小王已有冒犯，还望仙人宽洪大量，念其情急无知。本山还有一害，虽不似双头蛇恶毒残忍，每年这时也要伤些人命，还望大发慈悲，一并除去才好。”说罢，叩头不止。 云凤闻言，好生惊异，想不到深山之中，竟有这等小人种族生长。那一害不知是甚物事，这小小种族，怎禁得起蛇兽怪物蚕食？本想助他除害，又恐误了回山正事。欲将不管，一则上天有好生之德，修道人最重要是积修外功，岂能见死不救？二则这等聪明灵秀的小人种族，平时只是传闻古有僬侥之国，不料果有其事，造物之神，真是无奇不有，任其灭种，未免可惜。自己本想带两个回去训练，难得还有通话之人，可见缘法凑巧。昨日无心代他们除了大害，何必为德不终？好在还是为生灵除害，并非畏难逗留，五姑仙人定能前知。这口仙传宝剑颇有灵异，何不向空卜上一卦，以定去留，或者不会见怪。这些小人行动如飞，甚是敏捷，既在此间聚族多年，也许能知仙山根脚所在，说不定还能从他们口中寻得一点线索。再四寻思为难了一阵，便对驼女闵湘娃说道：“你命他们起来。昨日我从云中坠下，见群蛇猖獗，将它们除去，原出无心。我回山心急，此事尚难自主，还须向仙祖默祝，才能定准。许了无须欢喜，不许我此时就走，强留也是无用。”说罢，摘下身佩宝剑，捧在手内，向空跪祝道：“曾孙女一时云中失足，由仙山坠落此地，无心中诛了千百怪蛇。今日又遇见这群小人，言说尚有一害未除，虔诚挽留，须要耽搁两日，惟恐仙祖回山，误了仙缘，难决去留。仙祖道法玄深，无远弗照，如荷鉴督，许为生灵除害，此剑便当时示警。”刚刚祝罢，便听锵的一声，一道寒光，宝剑出匣，约有尺许。云凤惊喜交集，还不敢邃以为信，将剑还匣，重又默祝，那剑连鸣三次。这一来不但看出五姑准她暂留，连事完回山，都可料到，不致影响仙缘，不由兴高采烈，大放宽心。小王等人见宝剑无故出匣，自然愈发加了敬畏。 云凤拜罢起身，对驼女道：“仙祖已允我留此，为你们除害。那害在何处？快快说出，我即刻便去如何？”驼女道：“启禀大仙，这东西的巢穴，似在前面雪山脚下，约有半天多途程即可到达。不过他也和我们大人一样，只相貌装束要丑怪些。每年只出来两次，每次须要送上二十四名小人作为供献，便好好回去；否则无论逃到何处，都被追来搜着，那死伤的人就多了。我们只躲过他一回，又对抗过一回，就吓破了胆。小女子的恩人老王，便死在他手里。这几年，年年供献，并未缺过一次。他每次出来，俱有定时。每一次都是这黄金果熟之际。还有三天，便是他来的时候。此时如去寻他，那雪山大有千百里，一则不知真正所在，难以寻找；二则也无人敢于领了前去。他每次受享，就在左侧里许伤心崖顶一块大石上面。来时他满身都是烟雾围绕。大仙昨晚住的洞内，早备下二十四名送死的小人，各捧着一个黄金果。等他一到，便脱了衣服，自己走出，跪在崖下。小女子曾在左近，偷看过两次，见他用一根幡往下一摆，一阵大风，连他和二十四名小人立时刮走，不知去向。家在雪山，也是他自己说的，并无人去过。如今算起年份，为害已有十数年了。”云凤心里一惊，听驼女之言，妖怪既然修成人形，又能空中飞行，自己怎是对手？如是左道妖人，更非其敌，不禁有些胆怯起来。又一想：“自己说出，不能不算；何况适才默祝，仙剑三番示警，自己有仙传宝剑飞针，许能获胜，也未可知。是福是祸，冥冥中早已注定。便无此事，今日赶往雪山，也难保不与妖人遇上，转不如事前知道得好。事已至此，也管不了许多，且等三日再说。”因为期还有两三天，驼女转述小王之意，再三虔请大仙，去往王洞暂居。云凤好奇，也想借这暂留的一二日工夫，一觇小人的风俗习尚，当下点头应允。驼女再将话传译给众人，小王闻得神仙肯光降他的洞府，并为除害，连忙率众跪谢，一时欢声雷动。驼女便命众小人，抬过他的兜子，请大仙乘坐，同往王洞。云凤估量路途匪遥，知道驼女不良于行，执意步行前往。驼女不敢勉强，只得和小王说了，请小王率领一半人赶速回洞，准备欢宴。等小王拜辞起身，才恭恭敬敬，随侍云凤起身。 云凤见手中果实还有一只未被小人弓箭残毁，便随手揣入怀内，将余下的连枝弃去。等上路之日，再行采集。行时见适才追随的几个小人已将衣服穿好，想起怀中还有两个小人，尚赤着身子。解衣取出一看，那两个小人想是在怀中听见驼女和小王问答，知得就里，俱已转忧为喜，贴在云凤手间，甚为依恋。这两个小人原本生得清秀，这一喜笑颜开，更加显出可爱。云凤决计后日回山，仍带这两个同行。便命驼女取来衣服，与他们穿好，说了自己意思，问其可否。 驼女闻言惊喜道：“本国人只有两姓，男姓希里，女姓温灵。人种虽小，却与大人一般能干，有的竟比大人还要灵巧。无论禽言兽语，俱都通晓。可惜只有语言，并无文字，又是生就歧舌，无法教授。小女子因受老王救命之恩，幼时又读过几年书，初来那些年，屡次想尽方法，打算把文字传给他们，俱因限于那根舌头，毫无成效。事隔多年，以为绝望，自己也学会了他们的语言，不再想及前事了。他们的婴儿生下地，大半指物定名。如天上的星叫做沙沙，黄羊叫做咪咪，这两人一名就叫沙沙，一名咪咪。他们生来力气大些，又比众人聪明能干，十四岁就被选充小王的近身侍卫。上月因随王打猎，二人误走岔道，迷失了路途，口干嘴渴，误食了一粒毒果，舌上长了一个疔疮。后来虽经小王赐他们灵药治好，舌尖已经烂去。小女子恰好杀了一条双头怪蛇，来见小王，得知此事，听出他们发音与前不同，试一教他们人言，居然一学便会。知他们也和八哥等禽鸟一样，只要团了舌头，便能言语。当时忙着除害，没待两日，便回旧洞。意欲等皇天鉴怜，杀死群蛇之后，再和小王说了，挑出些聪明的年轻臣民，团了歧舌，教他们中朝的语言文字。不承想今日竟被大仙垂青。起初拿他们当供品，尚且不辞，能蒙度上仙山修道，真是几百世修来的福分，岂有不愿之理？至于仙山高居半天，罡风凛冽，虽不知能否禁受，可是这里小人俱比常人还要能耐寒暑得多。好在有大仙携带，决无妨害。”云凤闻言甚喜。驼女又向小人把话略微翻译，喜得沙沙、咪咪二人跪在云凤脚前，欢呼叩头不止。 云凤见驼女因自己步行，不敢坐那兜子，虽然独脚步行，却能盘旋于危坡峻坂之间，运转如飞，虽不似小人矫捷，却也不显吃力，好生惊异。劝她乘兜，再三逊谢，也就罢了。二人且谈且行，约有十里之遥。忽见峭壁前横，排天直上，似乎无路可通。沿壁走了里许，地势忽又宽广，渐闻鼓乐之声起自壁内。正稀奇间，前面一群百十个领路的小人忽往壁中钻去。近前一看，壁上下满是薛萝香兰之类，万花如绣，五色芳菲，碧叶平铺，浓鲜肥润，时闻异香，越显幽艳。再看小人入口，乃是峭壁下面的一个圭窦。也有两扇门，乃是用藤青花草扎成的，编排得甚是灵巧。底面附有尺多厚的泥土，藤蔓盘纠，草叶掩映，红紫相间，关起来，与崖壁成了一体。不知底细的人，决看不出来。门是六角形，方圆只有四五尺，拿小人的身量站在门中，自然还下得去；如是大人，再拿那片雄伟高大的崖壁一陪衬，就显得太渺小了。云凤见前面群小俱已进完，驼女正佝偻揖客，只得俯身而入。 进门不远，又是一座崖壁当路，前后两壁，排天直上，高矮相差无几，离地二十丈以上。壁上满插着许多奇形怪状的兵器和长大竹箭，锋头俱都斜着向上。当顶老藤交覆，浓荫密布。藤下面时有片云附壁粘崖，升沉游散，愈发把上面天光遮住。不时看见日光从藤隙漏下来的淡白点子，倏隐倏现，景物甚是阴森。暗忖：“这些人种虽小，心思却也周密，难为他们开辟出这等