Chapter 68: Set Off with Me

  Long Dafashi heard Liu Wei's praise and smiled complacently: "It seems that your father said he was going to the Death Valley to find something called 'Life and Death Eye'. He said that after finding it, he would come back, but unexpectedly, he didn't come back for several years. I knew that the Black Dragon Pool is the entrance of the Heavenly Palace on Jiuding Mountain, and nothing else, because I didn't dare to enter... But this time is different, I can follow General Hei Long, even if it means going through a million deaths!"

  Liu Yi hastily clasped his fists and said: "I don't dare, let's work together!"

  Zhou Bingbing asked from the side: "Since it's under Hei Tan, shouldn't it be underground? Why is it called Tian Gong?"

  Long Dafashi sneered, "Even the minor officials of the mortal world live in the White House, so what's surprising about the Black Dragon, a heavenly creature, being in a place called the Heavenly Palace?"

  Everyone said in unison as they raised their glasses together and took a swig of wine, agreeing to set off early the next day.

  Liu Yi tacitly accepted that he was mistaken for Hei Long Jiang Jun by Dragon Dafa and the villagers, as there was no other choice. If he denied it, who would believe him? If it wasn't true, then why did he look exactly like Hei Long Jiang Jun, and even had his sword with him? Isn't that extremely strange?

  Just as they were clinking cups and chatting, a sudden commotion broke out outside the temple, apparently something had happened. The crowd, upon hearing this, involuntarily stood up and pushed open the door to head outside.

  ……

  "How many times have I told you, we can't go in? We're receiving General Heilong right now. If we disturb them and the general gets angry, he won't help us and that's it..."

  "If I didn't see that you're older and look kind, I would have beaten you up a long time ago..."

  "It's just, it's just..."

  Several villagers were pulling and tugging at an old man, whispering to each other and blocking his way into the temple of General Heilong.

  。

  Liu Yi walked out of the ancestral hall, took a glance, and was suddenly shocked. The old man in front of him was none other than Professor Zhou Tao. He had a large backpack on his back, one shoe covered in mud and water, and a face full of dust and exhaustion. It seemed that he couldn't resist the temptation of "Tian Gong" after all, and had secretly run here.

  "Let him go! He's my teacher!" Liu Yi shouted as he rushed forward.

  The villagers who blocked Professor Zhou Tao, upon hearing that the old man in front of them was actually the teacher of General Heilong, were shocked and immediately knelt down to kowtow, muttering: "Unknowingly offending a great mountain, please forgive us, immortal old master!"

  Professor Zhou Tao was quite puzzled, how did these people in front of him listen to Liu Yi's words and suddenly become two different people, kneeling down without reason, not only that, but also shouting "Immortal Old Master", isn't this nonsense? He shook his head with a bitter smile, and in confusion, he quickly bent over to help the few people up.

  Zhou Bingbing was unhappy, her father had promised not to come, but he secretly ran over, and she immediately walked up front, unzipping the backpack on his back, and said angrily: "Didn't you promise not to come? Why did you come again? This is very bad! You're not young anymore, why don't you keep your promises? This makes people worry!"

  "I'm still worried about you all!" Professor Zhou Tao said to the crowd, "Based on my speculation, those so-called foreign tourists who entered the mountain should be that group of foreign witches. Also, I don't know what happened to Professor Lin Yang and his people, I've been trying to contact them but can't reach them, worrying about their safety, and worrying about you all too! You guys are really something, if it wasn't for my friend keeping an eye on you at the airport, I wouldn't have known that you're so reckless, not even bringing any weapons and rushing over here. Do you really think you can make it through the mysterious Jiuding Mountain Tian Gong with empty hands?"

  Actually, Liu Yi was very confident in his own martial arts, and Wang Dachuan's magical powers were strong, so he naturally had his own magical tools to deal with ghosts and monsters, so he didn't look for any firearms. The journey to Death Valley proved that the effect of handguns and bombs on the endless stream of monsters was almost negligible. However, this matter of charging into Heaven's Palace must be done, as for whether it would succeed or not, that was up to heaven itself.

  Zhou Bingbing was at a loss for words - you said Father has come all the way here, can't just send him back now!

  The crowd returned to the ancestral hall and sat down, Liu Yi briefly told Professor Zhou Tao about what had happened before. The latter was also very curious that Liu Yi looked exactly like General Hei Long, although he didn't believe in reincarnation, but this matter was a bit too strange.

  After dinner, Liu Yi and others moved into the villagers' homes under the arrangement of Long Dafashi, took a good hot bath, and went to bed early - they were conserving their energy for tomorrow's challenges.

  When the first rays of light shone into Hei Long Zhai on the second day, Liu Yi and his group heard a commotion coming from the center of the village after they finished their breakfast at a villager's home.

  At this time, tables had already been set up in the middle of the village, with wine and water on them. Someone was playing a qiang flute beside them, the sound crisp and melodious like a dragon's chant, as if to see off the warriors.

  Master Long saw Liu Yi and his companions walking down the stairs, quickly stepped forward, led them to the table, pointed at the wine on the table: "Three large bowls for each person, three bowls over the mountain pass, after passing the mountain pass into the demon forest, after passing the demon forest - Explore Dragon Pool

  ！”

  He said, first picked up a large bowl, used his fingertips to pick out a few drops, first offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, then paid respects to ancestors, and finally drank it down in one gulp.

  Everyone followed his example, each drinking three large bowls. This wine was not very strong, otherwise, after three bowls, Professor Zhou Tao's capacity would have been knocked down.

  After drinking the wine, the little dwarf Long Dafashi enthusiastically carried Professor Zhou Tao's long mountaineering bag and turned to ask Liu Yi: "Where is your weapon? I'll carry it for you!"

  Liu Yi smiled slightly and said: "I'll just bring my own weapon, a short sword!"

  The great dragon master seemed slightly disappointed, but immediately regained his composure and loudly shouted to the villagers: "I'm going to follow General Black Dragon to slay demons, you all wait here for my good news - and don't forget to update my Weibo for me! Tell my fans that I've gone to kill demons!"

  Liu Yi listened on the side and felt speechless, thinking: "This Dragon Great Master is still a trendy 'moe man'!"

  A beautiful girl was seeing him off, apparently his wife. Unexpectedly, this little runt's wife is quite pretty. The woman was a head and a half taller than her, stunningly beautiful, the only pity being that she had only one hand.

  "Stop right there! You don't have to see her off. The pigs at home need to be fed!"

  His daughter-in-law stretched out her left hand and handed him a package: "I cooked eggs for you to eat on the road!"

  Long the Great Master waved his hand, opened it, and said: "Hmph! There's high-grade food in the mountaineering bag - compressed biscuits. Haven't you heard of them? Hehe!"

  He finished speaking, and without paying attention to the other party, he turned his head with a pleased expression, facing the morning sun, and took a big step forward under the sunlight. Although he looked a bit comical with the large mountain backpack on him, Liu Yi thought he appeared majestic and powerful.

  "Hurry up and let's go! The road is long, come on and set off with me!" Long Dafashi exclaimed excitedly as he turned his head to call out to the crowd behind him.

  Zhou Bingbing rarely smiled and said: "I didn't expect this Dragon Great Master to be such a warm-hearted, enthusiastic, and straightforward person!"

  Long Dafashi's hearing was extremely good, he must have heard Zhou Bingbing's praise, otherwise why did he walk faster and faster? Not only that, but also sang a mysterious improvisational mountain song:

  Little sister, wait for big brother! I'll be back after defeating the Black Dragon!

  Back again! Back again! Back to hug sister! Sing, mountain song!

  Liu Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head as he quickly followed up!

  Wang Dakuai, who was lagging behind the crowd, had his right thumb quickly communicating with the other four thumbs, presumably to divine the fortune of this trip. However, as he calculated the "heavenly stems and earthly branches" on his fingers, his brow furrowed more and more, looking somewhat unsightly. Finally, he slowly shook his head, wearing a helpless expression.

  ……

  There are two roads to Heilongtan, one is the safe road opened by villagers after the founding of the country to worship General Heilong, and the other is the road taken by Ma Bufang's troops that year, said to be blocked by a large "Ghost Forest"

  。

  Unfortunately, the first safe road was ruined due to heavy rain and landslides. They had no choice but to take that dangerous road. According to Long Dafashi, there were many vengeful spirits in the forest, and anyone who entered with sheep would be devoured by ghosts without exception.

  The great monk Long also told the crowd that ten days ago, Long Haizhu from this village went to the forest to find a lost sheep and never came out again. The villagers sent people to search around the forest but couldn't find him, probably eaten by an evil spirit.

  Dragon Great Master said, shaking his head and sighing incessantly.

  Liu Yi asked strangely: "As the great master of the village, don't you have the ability to drive out ghosts? Haven't you gone to that so-called Ghost Forest to explore?"

  Long Dafashi sighed and shook his head: "It's all gone, nothing is left now but some sacrificial rituals and divination techniques."

  Liu Yi had thought that this Dragon Great Master was a deeply hidden expert, but unexpectedly he wasn't even as good as Korksi. This is great, now it's likely that on the road they'll have to make an effort to protect this enthusiastic Great Master.

  "So you still dare to follow me?"

  The great monk Long said solemnly: "I'm mainly because I'm curious, and secondly, being able to follow General Heilong's horseback ride, after defeating demons and returning, my 'village prestige value' and 'Weibo popularity value' will probably increase by a big margin! And you, as the reincarnation of General Heilong, must be able to protect my personal safety!"

  ... Everyone was speechless.

  Of the five people in this row, four males didn't care about ghosts or not, but Zhou Bingbing was different. After hearing Dragon's words, she began to imagine the image of a ghost - suddenly the scene of "Sadako" crawling out of the TV appeared, and she let out a sharp cry and grabbed her father's hand. From this, it can be seen that even the strongest woman needs a man's protection!

  Zhou Bingbing often goes to dangerous places, but the so-called danger is just a bit of bad environment. This time she came with me, in fact, it also took a lot of courage.

  Wang Dachuan looked at her and chuckled, patting his chest: "Don't worry everyone, you may think my master is just a tomb raider, one of the four major sects of grave robbers, but my master is an old man who knows many lost secrets of Taoism. Catching ghosts and monsters are child's play for him. With me as his senior disciple, all ghosts will definitely avoid us!"

  Liu Yi also comforted her on the side: "Yes! Eldest sister, don't be afraid, you mustn't forget that your younger martial brother is also highly skilled in martial arts!"

  Even the little dwarf Long Dafashi also shouted loudly on the side: "What's there to be afraid of, I'm still here!"

  Zhou Bingbing saw that several men were guaranteeing with all their might, and immediately put down her mind, saying in a low voice: "Thank you!"

  ……

  Special note: The strong wine drunk by Liu Yi and others is fabricated by the author and has nothing to do with Qiang ethnic customs. In fact, the Qiang people are more famous for "sucking wine", if you're interested, you can search it yourself.

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