The atmosphere in the cave became subtle.
However, the child in the woman's arms was quite excited and stretched out his little finger to reach over.
"It seems that the little bird was eaten by the scholar's toad..."
The woman quickly pressed his arm down, glanced at the scholar over there, subconsciously leaned back towards the big man, and whispered: "Jing'er, what did your mother say just now?"
"That's how it is." The child shrank back into the woman's shoulder aggrievedly.
The big man holding the knife standing in front of the woman clenched the handle of the knife with a grim look on his face. He knew very well the origin of the bird just now.
… The birds raised by the palace’s imperial guards are extremely good at tracking.
At this moment, the four of us must have been discovered.
And that scholar... He is definitely not an ordinary person.
Thinking of this, I really want to slap myself.
"Why did something unexpected happen..."
The big man calmed down and bowed again to the scholar over there.
"The four of us have almost rested, so we won't disturb you from resting here. Goodbye."
Under the vigilant gaze of the two men and one woman, the firelight illuminated the scholar's shadow swaying on the wall of the cave, as if he would suddenly pounce on them like a demon.
The fire crackled and sent up sparks.
When the Toad Taoist blew away the feather hanging from the corner of his mouth, Lu Liangsheng, who was holding the black piece, looked at his master with a feeling of not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and gently put down the chess piece.
There was no surprise on his face, not for pretending. It was not appropriate to show too much emotion in front of strangers. He just nodded lightly, without standing up or bowing in return.
"Since you four want to leave, I will not force you to stay. However, the road is difficult to travel in the dark night. Be careful of wild beasts in the wild mountains. You may not take it seriously, but you must also consider the safety of the children in your arms."
After hearing these simple words, the four people's breathing suddenly became heavy. The driver clenched his trouser legs tightly and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly. The big man holding the knife felt his heart skip a beat.
How did this scholar know this
There is indeed a problem.
"Thank you for your kind words of advice, sir, but I still have to leave first."
The big man didn't have time to think about who the scholar was. He turned his head and lowered his voice and shouted softly.
"Let's go!"
The driver and the woman nodded, and quickly followed the big man with the child. Just as they stepped out of the cave, they saw the grass and trees swaying not far away, and figures rushed out with knives.
In the darkness, a cold voice shouted.
"You can't go anywhere."
Outside the cave, the footsteps suddenly stopped. The big man holding the knife stretched out his hands to protect the woman behind him and the child in his arms, and his face changed drastically.
"Oh no..."
The pursuing thieves moved swiftly and in an orderly manner, and in an instant they formed an arc and surrounded them. Two men in the middle retreated to the left and right holding torches, and a figure wearing an open blue robe and soft armor walked out with his hands behind his back.
The paleness of his thin face was hard to tell, but he was smiling.
"As long as Mi Niao is here, I can find you even if you run to the ends of the earth."
Naturally, he also saw a scholar in the cave, still smiling.
"If you are irrelevant, get out of here immediately!"
At this moment, a man came over behind him, opened the birdcage, and blew a strange whistle.
After a long time, there was no sign of the bird flying back.
The man's expression changed slightly, and he whispered something in the leader's ear. The latter's smile gradually disappeared, and he looked at the two men and one woman opposite him.
"Where's my bird?"
The big man, the coachman, and the woman subconsciously looked at the scholar in the cave.
Inside the cave, the Toad Taoist snorted, "I'll go collect..."
Without waiting for the toad to finish speaking, Lu Liangsheng sighed, flicked his sleeves, pushed his master back down unnoticeably, a smile appeared on his face, he stood up, walked to the cave entrance, and bowed.
"Speaking of which, I'm a little sorry. Your bird... may never come again... By the way, why are you chasing these two men and one woman, and there is a child among them?"
The people in black holding knives around were angry and were about to rush forward, but the leader in the middle suddenly raised his arm to tell them not to move for the time being, and narrowed his eyes to look carefully at the scholar at the entrance of the cave.
He was wearing an ordinary scholar's robe, had two bookshelves, and an old donkey not far away. From beginning to end, he looked like a sour scholar.
"You are a very brave scholar. You didn't even try to hide when you saw the sword. I have already told you to get out of here if you don't understand me. You will get killed later."
Hearing the other party's threatening words, the big man and the woman at the entrance of the cave felt nervous, but in their sight, the scholar had a gentle smile on his face and responded with a bow.
"People should walk in the world openly and honestly, so why should I hide? However, I, a toad, was wrong to eat your bird first, so I will compensate you."
After saying that, Lu Liangsheng suddenly raised his arm and waved it, and liquid poured out from his sleeves.
There was a loud clattering sound, and a lot of things flew in the air.
One of them flew right into the crowd.
The pale-faced man suddenly raised his hand, and between his iron gloves, his two fingers firmly grasped a round object with a square hole.
"Copper coins?"
"Leader, look at the ground ahead."
In the light of the fire, they saw a row of copper coins neatly arranged two steps in front of the ten or so people on their side. The group of people standing outside took a deep breath.
Even the big man standing not far from the scholar thought to himself, "Sure enough, what the driver said is right. Meeting a handsome scholar at night is not an ordinary person..."
If it is a person with great martial arts skills, this technique of using hidden weapons will seem crude and ugly. It is possible that so many copper coins can be neatly arranged in a straight line at the same time, so it is not a question of whether the technique is high or not.
The strange scene made the pale-faced man over there a little afraid.
He originally thought he was just an ordinary scholar, but now he was afraid he had misjudged him. He looked at the child in the arms of the woman opposite him, threw away the copper coin between his fingers, and whispered an order.
"One person went over there."
“I’ll go!”
A man in black rushed out, took two steps at a time, and stepped directly over the copper coins below. He just landed on the third step.
A copper coin from Kusama flew backwards and stuck to the man's foot. With a hissing sound, it broke through the sole of the shoe and squeezed through the skin and flesh of the foot to get in.
"ah-"
The running figure suddenly fell to the ground. When he reached out to hug the foot, a small ball of flesh bulged under the cloth, and it quickly rushed along the ankle, calf, thigh, and into the stomach.
“It hurts so much!!!”
Heart-wrenching screams resounded through the night sky. The man in black tore off his shirt, rolled on the ground, and his eyes were bloodshot.
The constant screams and roars frightened the woman at the entrance of the cave so much that she quickly covered the child's eyes with her hands and pressed the child to her shoulders to prevent him from seeing.
Next second.
The thief on the ground opened his eyes wide and let out the most shrill scream, and then the sound stopped abruptly.
puff!
A small hole appeared in the flesh, and the copper coin rushed into the air, dragging some debris with it. It seemed to have lost its vitality, and fell on a stone on the ground with a clink, and bounced twice before it completely stopped.
The man lay on the ground with his eyes wide open, gasping for breath.
Amid the intertwined gazes of the crowd, Lu Liangsheng put down his hands.
This is exactly the evil technique described in "Nan Shui Shi Yi".
—Disembowelment.
However, this time the spell was terminated halfway. Given his personality, he would not kill someone as soon as they met.
The thieves outside the copper coin took a deep breath and instinctively took two steps back. Even the pale-faced man over there couldn't help but move his feet, still not giving up.
"Scholar, we have no grudge against you, and we have never seen you before. Why do you have to embarrass us?"
Now, his tone has changed.
At the entrance of the cave, Lu Liangsheng felt relieved. It was good that he could speak. He wanted to have a good rest for the night. He didn't want to see bloody corpses all over the ground. He looked at the other person and nodded.
"There is indeed no grudge. A group of people are chasing three adults. I can ignore the grudges in the martial arts world, but I want to protect the child. Is that okay?"
After the word "may I ask" came out, the pale face didn't change, but the black-clothed men around him walked unsteadily, as if they didn't dare to go forward.
Just a tentative sentence, it seems that this group of people are really rushing towards the child.
Lu Liangsheng turned his head and looked into the woman's arms. The little boy was lying on her shoulder with clear eyes, looking at him curiously.
After thinking for a while, a smile appeared on his face, he turned outside the cave and repeated it again.
"May I?"
The iron gloves on the pale-faced man's back made crackling sounds. The scholar in front of him should be able to cast spells, and he could use such vicious spells. He was definitely not a good person.
… what to do
If this matter is not handled well, the Dharma Master...
To be honest, he was also following orders. If he really had to risk his life to get the job done, it wouldn't matter. But if he couldn't get it done even if he lost his life, that would be a different matter. Meaningless sacrifice is the most stupid thing.
Qingbailian couldn't help rubbing his iron gloves impatiently. Just as he hesitated, a strong wind suddenly blew, and fog rose in the surrounding wilderness and forests.
The sound of "ding ding ding ding" came from far away and got closer.
“The immortals and Buddhas regard the mortal world as a sea of suffering, so they use their compassion to save sentient beings and help them escape from the sea of life and death, just like using a boat to ferry people across…”
Faintly, a piece of Buddhist music was heard at a very fast speed, like the echo in one's ear.
Qingbailian breathed a sigh of relief.
"The Master's men are here..."