Chapter 13 Sneaking Up the Mountain

Jiang Chushan returned with his disciples. Judging from his expression, he probably didn't know anything. Lin Zhihui wanted to buy some steamed buns for his senior brothers, but when he thought about the dry food prepared, he had no choice but to buy sister's steamed buns just to inquire about the situation. If Jiang Yuan was not there, Lin Zhihui would never eat them. It's other people's things, and besides, this kind of place is not a truly peaceful place in the world. With these in mind, there’s no need to buy any more buns.

Jiang Chushan took his disciples and the two of them back to the place where they lived. Staying here without finding anything was not an option. He had to take some action. Jiang Chushan’s plan was to go up the mountain to check the situation. The villagers said there were no bandits, but You still need to see Jiang Chushan in person before you can make any plans, so for now, stay put and observe in secret. Since the situation on the mountain is dangerous and unknown, Jiang Chushan still plans to take a few disciples up the mountain, and the others will stay on standby to deal with emergencies. If there is a situation on the mountain, he will send a signal and the other disciples will go up the mountain. Jiang Chushan was very decisive this time and refused to let them follow him. He let Senior Brother Wei Ji, who was several years older than them, watch over him.

He had no choice but to obey the order. After an hour, Jiang Chushan still didn't send a signal. Jiang Yuan was a little worried about the situation there, but Wei Ji was very determined not to let him leave even half an hour. After another half an hour, Jiang Chushan still didn't send a signal. , Jiang Yuan became even more anxious and couldn't sit still, "I have to go and have a look, otherwise I won't worry." After saying that, he turned around and left. Lin Zhihui also said, "I'm going too." Wei Ji was half a head taller than the two of them. As soon as Jiang Yuan and Lin Zhihui took a step forward, he grabbed one of them with one hand and said, "Uncle Jiang, let me see You two, don't go anywhere, just wait here for news." Jiang Yuan was very angry, "Let me go and don't threaten me with my father's orders. My father has been gone for so long and there is no news. I must go and see him. Look." Wei Ji still didn't let go and said, "I'm not threatening you, I'm protecting you two." Jiang Yuan broke away from his hand and said, "I don't need your protection." After that, Lin ran away. Zhihui took advantage of Wei Ji's failure to react and ran away with him.

Jiang Yuan and Lin Zhihui ran for a while and reached the foot of the mountain. There was a stone staircase on the mountain. It was obvious that the mountain had been occupied. Jiang Yuan and Lin Zhihui hurried up the mountain. It was morning, and the sun was already shining obliquely, and the intertwined branches were reflected in patches on the ground. Because they were too anxious, Jiang Yuan and Lin Zhihui were sweating profusely. They had no choice but to stop and sit on the stone stairs to rest. Lin Zhihui wiped the sweat from his forehead and turned his head to say something but saw Jiang Yuan silent. He Lowering his head, the sweat on his face fell one by one, but he did not wipe it off. Lin Zhihui wiped it for him, and then comforted him and said, "The best situation is that there is no situation now. Uncle Jiang and his party may be on the way down the mountain, and we might be able to meet him when we go up." Jiang Yuan listened a little bit. Heading up, we continued up the mountain. In order to preserve our strength, we were not in such a hurry this time.

On the way up the mountain, Lin Zhihui noticed a familiar sign next to him. He stopped and said, "Wait a minute." Then he walked over and picked it up. It turned out to be the stone sign of the Hengtian Sect, with the words "Hengtian Sect" written on it. Jiang Yuan looked at it excitedly, and Lin Zhihui said, "A certain senior brother accidentally dropped it. It seems they are nearby." Lin Zhihui and Jiang Yuan continued to walk up the mountain.

Thin and dense sounds of movement came from the woods. Jiang Yuan signaled Lin Zhihui not to speak, and then hid behind a tall stone. The footsteps in the woods had already made a crunching sound on the stone stairs, and then slowly Moving closer to the stone, Jiang Yuan made a gesture and silently called Sansheng. Then he and Lin Zhihui picked up a stone and threw it at the man. The man was also wearing white Xuan clothes and shouted, "Stop." ! I'm Wei Ji!" Lin Zhihui and Jiang Yuan put down the stones in their hands when they heard the name. Wei Ji was hit hard and sat down on the ground. Jiang Yuan and Lin Zhihui apologized quickly after seeing that it was Wei Ji. "Senior brother Wei, why are you here? We thought you were a bandit. Are you okay?" Wei Ji was pitiful and was beaten by two junior brothers as a bandit. He said angrily, "I don't trust you two. If something happens to you, how can I explain it to my uncle?" Lin Zhihui and Jiang Yuan hurriedly sat down and rubbed the spot he just hit. Wei Ji continued, "After you ran away, I followed you, but you two ran too fast and I couldn't catch up behind you, so I took a trail and came here. I seemed to see you two going behind the big rock in the woods." , I wanted to confirm, but you two actually thought I was a bandit." Jiang Yuan said embarrassedly, "Brother, if you want to confirm, just shout there. We thought we encountered a bandit, so... .... "I have the nerve to say, wait until I see Uncle Master..." The two of them apologized again, and then handed him the token they picked up below.

After Wei Ji rested, the three of them continued up the mountain. When they were almost halfway up the mountain, they found a house. The door creaked when the door was pushed open, and the three of them walked in to take a look. The items in the house were gathered together. Jiang Yuan shouted, " Is anyone there? Father, are you here?" No one responded in the house. Lin Zhihui opened the window and found a large area outside the window, a place similar to a back garden. The three of them jumped through the window, but there were It's not flowers, it's medicine. Wei Ji was walking on the side path and found a strange place. Medicines were grown here, but the ground looked soft, as if someone had moved it. He reached out and touched it. Lin Zhihui saw that he was there. He touched the land and asked, "Brother, what did you find?" Wei Ji said, "The land here is very soft, a bit like it's empty." This sentence attracted Jiang Yuan's attention, and the three of them worked together to pick up the land. Opening it up, it turned out to be a cave. Wei Ji took the lead and lit a candle, illuminating the dark cave. Lin Zhihui and Jiang Yuan continued on. The cave was very deep and seemed to lead to the Manghan Mountain. As we walked along the cave, we reached the end in less than half an hour. When we got out of the cave, our eyes lit up and we went down the mountain without even realizing it. This cave is connected to the nearby village.

"Could it be that my father already knew the existence of the cave? They most likely went down the mountain." Jiang Yuan thought, and the three of them hurried back to their original place. However, the senior brothers said that Jiang Chushan and the disciples had never come back. Jiang Yuan showed a disappointed expression, helpless and worried, not knowing what to do. Jiang Chushan was not here, and there were some young disciples here. Except for Wei Ji, who was older, the others were just novices who came down the mountain to train. Now they are leaderless, and the disciples are also A little restless.

Wei Ji was still calm and said, "Don't be anxious, everyone. What we need to do now is to quickly notify the faction to request support, and the other people will return to their original places." A disciple asked, "Brother, this is the closest to Nanjing, and Nanjing advocates a joint crusade against the rebels. In order to save time, do you want to go to the Saintian faction for help? "

"This is the territory of the Qing Emperor. Although it is close to Nanjing, matters within the territory must be resolved by ourselves. You should go back quickly and report to the leader to send someone to support you." Wei Ji said firmly, not noticing Jiang Yuan's face at all. changes in.

Jiang Yuan lowered his eyes, and his eyes were blocked by broken hair. He looked particularly indifferent. He walked over and asked him, "Why, just because of this rule, don't you think about the lives of my father and other senior brothers?" Wei Ji Zao expected Jiang Yuan to be like this, so he grabbed his arm to calm him down and explained to him, "This is the border between the Qing Emperor and Nanjing. Although asking Nanjing for help is the fastest and most effective, but Who can guarantee that Nanjing will not take credit for this in the future and take away Manghan Mountain? "

This is true. Not long ago, Nanjing helped Feng Tang drive away a group of bandits who occupied the mountain. The mountain was called Qingmei Mountain, which was an important place for Feng Tang. It was rich in products, so Nanjing became evil. When Feng Tang regained other places, he took advantage of the situation to deceive people, saying that Feng Tang failed to protect him, which was why Qingmei Mountain fell into the hands of thieves. From the beginning to the end, Feng Tang did not send anyone to come to support, and the Saintian faction did not know what they gave to the mountain guards of Qingmei Mountain. Good thing, Shanwei took the opportunity to fan the flames and told everyone something, and the villagers in Qingmei Mountain believed it. Then Qingmei Mountain surrendered to Nanjing. Feng Tang's Jiuyu faction had already sent people on the way. When they arrived at Qingmei Mountain and heard the news that they had surrendered to Nanjing, they knew they had been fooled. However, Nanjing was too powerful at the time and united all forces to defeat the bandits. Nanjing, the Jiuyu Sect had no choice but to endure this matter and wait for the bandits to come back later.

Lin Zhihui knew that Jiang Yuan must be anxious at this time, but he had no better way. He stood there motionless, lowered his head and stopped talking. Lin Zhihui saw his forbearing expression, clenched fists, and stiffness. Lin Zhihui really didn't know what to do if Uncle Jiang had something wrong with him. What should Jiang Yuan do? Lin Zhihui calmed himself down first, walked over and said, "In this case, please send someone to notify me as soon as possible." Then he pulled Jiang Yuan down and sat down. Wei Ji sent people to the Qing Emperor. If they kept going, it would be almost night before the reinforcements could arrive.

Everyone sat on the ground and waited. Lin Zhihui told Wei Ji that Jiang Yuan was feeling a little uncomfortable and went with him to relax. Wei Ji saw that Jiang Yuan looked sad and seemed to be in a state of depression and was very worried, so he comforted him with a few words and agreed. . Lin Zhihui and Jiang Yuan took the opportunity to escape.

The two had already agreed that they could not wait for the Qing Emperor to send someone and would go to look for their father's whereabouts. If they told Wei Ji, they would probably have to wait until dark before they could act. The cave was connected to the village, so Uncle Jiang must be near the village. Lin Zhifan and Jiang Yuan planned to go to the village again to look for the situation, but this time they did not use the identities of Hengtian Sect disciples. Due to the spiritual power, they could not maintain the real person for a long time, so they had to possess other objects. Lin Zhifan saw the original bun shop again, and he became interested. He and Jiang Yuan possessed two bun boxes.