Chapter 24 Daoist Monkey

It was night, and those who should rest basically had a rest. Niu Youdao observed the defensive arrangement of a group of people. Although the five hundred men were on duty to rest and guard, it seemed that there was something unusual within a few miles that could not escape the detection of this side, so he felt relieved.

In a tent, a gap was opened by the curtains. After observing Niu Youdao's actions carefully, Lan Ruoting smiled slightly and muttered to himself: "It's interesting..."

Niu Youdao, who took a short stroll, went back to his tent, took out the letter, and by the light of the bonfire outside, he pulled out his sword and carefully opened the seal with the edge of the sword. He took out the paper inside and turned it over to look. A blank sheet of paper, not even a dot of ink can be seen.

After looking at the flames of the bonfire outside, he put the paper in front of his nose and sniffed it repeatedly. Finally, he stuck out his tongue and licked the paper randomly, smashing it and tasting it. He was also worried that he had used some medicine to hide the writing. After licking it, he understood everything. It was a fake letter.

"The host of Nanshan Temple in Xiaonanshan, Guangyi County... It seems that Lao Tu's reminder is not aimless. He really wants to harm Laozi, and he really thinks that Laozi is made of mud..." Niu Youdao frowned, thinking about the truth. It would be troublesome if he was followed by Shang Qingzong, after all, he still couldn't figure out the depth of many things.

After thinking over and over again, with a plan in mind, I folded the white paper and put it back in the envelope...

In the early morning of the next day, it was just dawn, and everyone had eaten and prepared to set off.

Someone put up the tent and took it away, someone fed the horses and brought them over, and there was no need to care about anything, everything was well taken care of, obviously a group of well-trained guys.

The group set off again, galloping rumblingly, Niu Youdao noticed the difference from yesterday, no one watched him in the middle of the team anymore.

After running for a while, Niu Youdao suddenly galloped to the front and lined up with the three of Shang Chaozong.

The three looked at him, and Niu Youdao casually picked up a topic, "My lord, in your capacity, do you only have five hundred people around you?"

The Shang Dynasty Zongdao: "This king's grade, if he has no official position, according to the ancestral system, only five hundred personal guards are allowed."

"Oh! That's how it is." Niu Youdao nodded. In fact, he was just looking for something to say, and he stayed in the front row after speaking. It was so uncomfortable to follow behind.

Lan Ruoting asked with a sudden smile: "Forgive me for my lack of knowledge, if you dare to ask the mage, where is the tomb of the heroes of the Five Tombs?"

"Uh..." Niu Youdao immediately realized that it was related to his peach blossom poem, and couldn't help but look at Shang Shuqing, but she covered her face and couldn't see the reaction clearly, so it was useless to look at it, so he hehe said: "That's a nonsense .”

This explanation really left Lan Ruoting speechless, and then asked Niu Youdao about the situation of the Shang Qingzong. Although Niu Youdao had stayed in the Shang Qingzong for a few years, he didn't know anything at all, and he said it was "difficult to explain". .

In fact, what he said was the truth, but in the eyes of Lan Ruoting and others, this guy didn't tell the truth!

In the middle of the morning, through the mountains and across the wilderness, the road went along the river again. Looking at the scenery along the way, Niu Youdao gradually revealed a look of thinking and memory.

It wasn't until three vigorous old trees appeared side by side at the foot of the mountain on the other side of the river that Niu Youdao confirmed his arrival. It should not be far from the mountain village he left five years ago.

The direction of the river began to meander towards the mountain, and when it was about to reach a small road leading to the mountain, Niu Youdao suddenly turned around and said, "My lord, can you stop at the intersection ahead?"

The speaking time had come, and Shang Chaozong raised his hand, and the horses and men reined in one after another and stopped.

Shang Chaozong asked, "Is there something wrong with the mage?"

Niu Youdao raised his whip and pointed to the side road, "To tell you the truth, there is a mountain village here, which is where I was born. I left when I was young, and I have never been back. I want to go back and see how it is. It won't take too long. Time, can you please wait a moment, my lord."

Shang Chaozong looked at Lan Ruoting, intending to ask for advice.

Lan Ruoting looked around and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, my lord, why don't we go together and see where He Zhongling is the place where sorcerers can come out."

Shang Chaozong heard the meaning of his words, wanted to take the opportunity to find out the details of Niu Youdao, nodded and said: "Alright!"

Niu Youdao knew it well, and didn't bother to explain anything, so he replied with a smile, "It's just a poor mountain nest, I'm afraid the prince will dislike it."

"Let's go!" Shang Chaozong pointed his whip, and immediately several outposts galloped to explore the way, and the others followed unhurriedly.

Passing through the densely forested land in the mountains, people on the left and right began to string their bows and crossbows, or grabbed their weapons, and put their surroundings on high alert. Niu Youdao turned his head to look at these people, and could feel that these people were not ordinary soldiers, they had very practical combat experience.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhh."

Suddenly there was the sound of birdsong in the mountains, Niu Youdao seemed to be shocked by electricity, suddenly looked in the direction of birdsong, his eyes widened.

"My lord, this bird's singing is not authentic."

Suddenly, someone among the guards gave a warning, and Shang Chaozong and the others immediately reined in their horses and put their surroundings on high alert.

Some people protected Shang Chaozong and the others, and some people began to sandwich Niu Youdao in the middle. The bow and crossbow were already facing him faintly, staring at him. They seemed to regard Niu Youdao as someone who deliberately lured them into a trap. , Once something is wrong, you will attack at any time.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

In the distance came the faint sound of birdsong.

Niu Youdao immediately became excited, looked around, and pursed his lips, "Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh."

The surroundings fell into silence, and after waiting for a while, there were two more bird calls of "shhhhhhhhh".

Niu Youdao's eyes lit up immediately, ignoring the threats posed by him at any time, he shouted angrily: "Get out of the way!"

Lan Ruoting was silent for a while, and waved his hand, signaling the people to get out of the way.

Niu Youdao rushed out with his horse, and stopped not far away, "Shh..." He pressed his lips again and let out a long bird song.

Then he reined in his horse and turned around, constantly observing his surroundings.

Not long after, a figure flashed in the forest, a burly young man rushed halfway up the mountain, stopped under a big tree, stared at Niu Youdao with wide eyes, ignoring the crossbow aimed at him.

Niu Youdao also looked at each other in surprise, the two of them looked at each other endlessly like this, Shang Chaozong and others behind looked strange.

The burly young man was obviously very excited, his lips trembled for a long time, and finally trembled: "Dao... Master Dao, is that you?"

This long-lost word "Dao Ye" really made Niu Youdao's blood boil!

Niu Youdao clenched his fist hard, retracted his elbow, pointed at him suddenly, and said decisively with great excitement: "Monkey!"

The word 'monkey' also made the burly young man completely lose control of his emotions, he rushed down regardless of the thorns, and jumped onto the mountain road.

Niu Youdao turned over and jumped off the horse. The two hugged each other tightly with open arms, and slapped each other's back vigorously. It was more affectionate than a pair of lovers in love.

Lan Ruoting and the others almost got goosebumps when they saw it, but they understood that this Niu Youdao was a calm and calm person from the first meeting, and he was quite free and easy, but now he lost his composure like this, it can be seen that he had met with friendship An extraordinary old man.

But the guards around them didn't dare to relax their vigilance, and kept their surroundings on high alert. If they still don't understand the so-called bird call, it would be strange if someone was sending a signal. And one thing is very certain, Niu Youdao is also very familiar with this bird call signal.

It is difficult for outsiders to understand the loneliness of two people embracing each other in this world. It is a kind of loneliness deep in the soul, and outsiders cannot understand the friendship between the two.

After both of them stabilized their emotions, they pushed each other away and looked at each other, their eyes filled with too much emotion.

Seeing the majestic size of the monkey, and the head that was actually half a head taller than him, and thinking about the nickname 'monkey' that the monkey got because of its thin body, Niu Youdao suddenly laughed and leaned forward.

The monkey's out-of-control situation just now has disappeared, and it seems to have returned to its previous expressionless and indifferent appearance, which is very cool!

Some things that come from the soul in the bones cannot be changed.

"Master Dao, what are you laughing at?" the monkey asked.

Niu Youdao shook his head and said, "Don't you think there is something wrong with your current figure?"

The monkey was stunned for a moment, realizing something, and the corner of his mouth turned up slightly, which meant that he also thought it was funny.

Smiling, Niu Youdao said strangely: "Why are you here? I seem to see you fleeing into the tunnel."

The monkey said calmly: "If you don't enter the corridor, you may still have a chance of survival."

Niu Youdao was stunned: "How do you say that?"

Monkey: "The entire corridor collapsed, and I have nowhere to hide."

"..." Niu Youdao was speechless. He thought the other party was running fast, but he didn't expect the end to be worse. He sighed, pouted his mouth towards the end of the mountain road, and asked, "You also came from Xiaomiao Village?"

The monkey nodded and asked, "Are you Niu Youdao?"

Niu You Dao Le, "How do you know?"

Monkey: "After waking up, I found that I had been shot by an arrow. I realized that the village had been looted by bandits not long ago. When I was recuperating, I heard that there was a man named Niu Youdao in the village. People in the village asked east and west, saying that like me, I seem to remember nothing, and no one in the village knew when I left the village. I realized it at the time, it should be you, Daoist, but my body was very injured at the time. Heavy, it’s not appropriate to look for you, and I don’t know where to look for you.”

Shang Chaozong and the others looked at this side, and they were a little far away, so they couldn't hear what they were talking about.

Niu Youdao nodded silently, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, "I always thought you got away, but I didn't expect you to come too, otherwise I wouldn't have left Xiaomiao Village alone."

The monkey just said, "Understood!"

This one word is enough, and Niu Youdao didn't explain much. He looked at the surrounding mountains and forests with his hands behind his back, sighed with emotion, and said a little fortunately: "Fortunately, I passed by here this time, thinking of coming to see Those villagers, please show some kindness, otherwise I am afraid that I will not know when I will see you again. By the way, with your ability, how can this mountain village keep you? You have never thought of going to the outside world to see? Whose girl Stomach trouble?"