Chapter Five: The Old Monk
At one end of the cemetery is a large expanse of wasteland and steep cliffs, with an unobstructed view, making it impossible for anyone to hide.
On the other side is Yunhe Temple. From time to time there are crows, magpies and other birds flying up and down, and they don't seem to be human.
A series of questions poured into Li Shi's mind.
The abbot master must have been killed, so he shouted for a long time but no one responded.
Is the half of Rama's body still in Yunhe Temple?
Will the death of the abbot master affect the subsequent plot?
The most frightening thing is that you are in the clear and the other party is in the dark, and there is a risk of being plotted at any time.
Li Shi walked around while thinking, trying to change the angle to observe his surroundings more comprehensively. Most of the tombstones were at the height of Li Shi's crotch, and the distance between the tombs was relatively close.
The long swords used by Jianghu people are generally about three feet long, and their use in this cemetery will be limited, especially the offensive and defensive sword moves on the lower wall.
At this time, Li Shi suddenly caught sight of the word "Zeng Jing" out of the corner of his eye.
Not far from Zhao Xiaojun's tomb is the "Tomb of Folk Girl Zeng Jing", and Zeng Jing is Xiao Yu's pseudonym.
"Guilty, sin!"
Li Shi suddenly turned around and found that the person who made the noise was an old man wearing a shabby monk's robe, holding a small sack in his hand.
I was secretly glad that I had resisted the urge to draw my sword and kill him.
"I'm a poor monk. I'm the abbot of Yunhe Temple. I wonder who the donor is?" The old man bowed slowly.
"I am an escort from the Liuhe Escort Agency. I wanted to come today to pay homage to my friend Zhao Xiaojun, but this..." Li Shi used the words he had thought of for a long time, and at the same time he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.
This old man who claims to be an idiot has a short hair and a long beard, more white than black. He is thin and small, and his face is very kind. He does look like an eminent monk, but he does not look like "Ji Gong" at all.
.
Li subconsciously suspected that the old man who claimed to be crazy was actually someone else pretending to be an idiot! His hand involuntarily tightened the hilt of the sword.
"This poor monk went down to the mountain to beg for alms this morning. He was not in the temple. I didn't expect that something like this happened. He did not take good care of the benefactor's friend. It is a sin." Jian Chi said and took off the outermost layer of the coarse cloth monk's robe and spread it on the ground.
Then he squatted directly beside the dug grave and sorted out the scattered bones.
The person who took away the jewelry was probably afraid of missing something valuable, so he turned Zhao Xiaojun's bones around in a mess. The shroud, bones, and funerary objects were scattered everywhere.
Li was stunned for a moment before he remembered that his friend, who claimed to be the deceased, had allowed his body to be exposed for such a long time. It really shouldn't have happened, so he hurriedly knelt down to help sort it out.
But he was still very careful to prevent sneak attacks by idiots, and he did not forget to repair his character. "Master, let's collect my brother's bones today. When I go back, I will ask someone to send a coffin up tomorrow for reburial."
Bar."
"I have to get it, I have to get it, but the monk didn't take good care of it."
"No wonder, Master. My brother is traveling all over the world. It's probably his former enemies who are looking for revenge."
Half a year has passed, and there are basically only bones left in the coffin, but when you get closer, there is still a stench that makes Li's stomach churn.
But Jian Chi didn't seem to be able to smell it at all. He picked up the bones very slowly and carefully. When Li Shi saw it, he felt extremely at ease. His nausea was actually relieved a lot, and the wariness in his heart disappeared unconsciously.
.
Li Shi was also sure that there was a high probability that the other party did not know martial arts and was probably just a fool. This also made Li Shi understand that his idea of identifying the protagonists by their appearance was shattered.
"Master Jianchi, let me do it." After all the bones and burial objects were collected, Li picked up the four corners of the monk's robe and wrapped them into a big package.
"Thank you, donor. Let's put these in the poor monk's room for now."
Jian Chi led the way, and Li Shi followed behind, passing through the side gate of the cemetery, and then through a vegetable field to a dilapidated monk's room.
Li Shi laid down the bones, reiterated that a coffin would be delivered tomorrow, and left Yunhe Temple.
When passing halfway up the mountain, I jumped on a tree and took out a large package, which Li Shi had specially hidden here when he went up the mountain. Inside were tools such as iron picks and hoes that Li Shi had originally planned to use.
Go up the mountain to investigate first, then come back at midnight to pick up these tools and go back to dig the tomb to get the treasure.
Now these tools were no longer needed, but Li Shi was too lazy to take them down the mountain anymore, so he hid them back in the tree.
Li Shi just wanted to go down the mountain quickly. After touching the bones with his hands, he felt uncomfortable all over. After leaving Master Jianchi, the feeling was even stronger.
Dirty! I'm dirty!
Before the city gate closed, Li Shi returned to the inn where he was staying and asked the innkeeper to prepare hot water. Along the way, Li Shi had to pay attention and always observe whether he was being followed.
After washing three times, Li Shi finally calmed down, and then he was shocked to realize that he had developed mysophobia, and it was getting worse.
Although he had only practiced for less than a week, the negative effects of the evil-fighting sword technique had already appeared on Li Shi.
Li Shi hurriedly recalled the details of his life in the past few days, and found that in addition to becoming very clean, he wanted to wear women's clothes, put on makeup, and pay attention to good-looking men. Such thoughts had not yet appeared, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he knew that as long as he continued to practice "Evil Sword Technique", he would definitely become more and more strange, but Li still hoped that the change would be as slow as possible. He cherished the time of being a man.
After today's actual battle, Lin Pingzhi's foundation in practicing Lin family swordsmanship since childhood was completely inspired. He became more proficient in the swordsmanship to ward off evil spirits, and his martial arts improved again.
The mechanism of warding off evil swordsmanship that progresses every day and has positive feedback every day is so addictive.
Putting aside these thoughts, Li thought about the plot of the movie again and thought about the key to breaking the situation.
After traveling to this world, Li Shi did not receive any "tasks" or "instructions". Theoretically, he could not participate in any plot and just find a place to concentrate on practicing evil-fighting swordsmanship.
A month of dedicated practice was enough to bring about earth-shaking changes in Li Shi's martial arts. He estimated that he could almost reach the level of Yu Canghai, or even higher.
Regardless of the later stage of Xiaoao, it seems that any character who comes out can easily beat Yu Canghai.
But Li, who has read the original work, knows that with Yu Canghai's martial arts, as long as he doesn't run into the dozen or so people with the highest martial arts rankings, or is surrounded by people in unfavorable terrain, Yu Canghai's ability to protect himself is still very strong.
Li Shi vaguely remembered that Yu Canghai's martial arts were described several times in the original book as not being weak, and one of them included an evaluation of "Qing Gong" as being "excellent".
Li Shi could have chosen to survive until the end, but he encountered "Rama's Internal Skill", which is a magical skill that can "regenerate nature and regenerate the weak". This internal skill is as attractive to Li Shi as the "Evil Sword Technique"
》Attraction to Yue Buqun.
By the way, I have to go to Tongbao Bank to withdraw money tomorrow, I feel happy just thinking about it.
Li Shi gathered his thoughts and continued to practice the evil-fighting energy.
Chapter completed!