(A reader reported that the book wrote 70,000 words but did not see the protagonist cultivating immortality. I am not sure what the definition of cultivating immortality is. This book is a classical fairy tale, or "historical fairy tale" is more accurate, which is a bit different from the mainstream fantasy cultivation. The protagonist ** practices killing and catching treasures. For details, please refer to the works of Southern Dynasty "Traveling into the Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and "Man and God".)

It rained a few days ago, and the road seemed muddy. After walking for a while, people were covered in mud all over their body, which was quite uncomfortable.

"You thief slave, go quickly!"

The official Zhang Jia shouted, "I whip it down with a whip and thrust it hard on Jiang Caoqi."

The feeling of whip was so painful that Jiang Caoqi twitched his mouth and gritted his teeth to hold it back.

It is a very hard job to escort prisoners to exile, with the wind and sun, and no one feels happy when they are arranged for such a job. On the road, it is common to abuse prisoners wantonly and vent their anger - unless the family members pay a lot of money to handle the matter.

Chen Sanlang gave two officials a red envelope, but the money in the red envelope was pitifully small, and each person was only fifty cents. This amount of money was not enough for tooth sacrifice.

The two officials who wanted to get an extra generous income were very unhappy, and they were naturally unpolite to Jiang Caoqi.

But then again, no matter how much money the Chen family paid, it would be useless. The two officials were selected. Last night, they received face-to-face advice from Aide Zhang and each received a bag of silver: the only purpose was to find an opportunity to make Jiang Caoqi halfway through. Then they stayed outside for a while, and then returned to Jingxian to report the service.

This process is easy for them.

It is still close to Jingxian, so the two of them dare not take action, so they continue to walk. They are looking for a place to eat and drink. As for Jiang Caoqi, they can only wait until they finish eating and pick up some leftovers and cold rice to fill their stomachs.

That night, I stayed in a small roadside inn. After dinner, two officials walked to the side and whispered: "Brother Zhang, I'm really impatient to escort this cheap man. Why don't we do it in advance and end this guy and go to have a happy life, wouldn't it be fun?"

Zhang Jia said: "What's your idea?"

Li Yi whispered: "I am very familiar with this area. There is a wild ghost forest ten miles southwest, which is deserted and is the most suitable for starting."

Wild Ghost Forest!

When Zhang Jia heard this name, he was startled and his face changed a little: "There is a mass grave there. Over the years, I don't know how many dead bodies have been thrown there. It's very evil. It is said that when a stranger enters, he often can't come out. Otherwise, how could it be called 'wild ghost forest'?"

Li Yi swallowed: "Brother Zhang, you and I are from the public, and you are righteous and don't have to be afraid of those dirty things. Besides, what's the problem in broad daylight?"

After a pause, he said, "If you missed the Wild Ghost Forest, if you want to find a suitable location, you will have to be hundreds of miles away."

When he was so proud of his words, Zhang Jia looked ruthless: "Okay, let's listen to you. But this Jiang is a Jianjiazi. We have some skills. We have to make more preparations in advance. Don't miss it. If you ruin your good deeds, it will be difficult to get a job."

Li Yi smiled proudly: "Putting shackles and locks, so what if he has the ability to be enlightened? If you don't do it, you will never stop. We will "please" him to roll a basin of foot washing water later. Even if the king regenerates, he will have to lie down obediently."

Zhang Jia gave a thumbs up: "I'm going to have many ways."

Soon, Li Yi asked the waiter to get a basin of boiling water, brought it to Jiang Caoqi, and put it down with a slight smile, saying, "Jiang Caoqi, I am in a good mood today, and I will serve you to wash your feet."

Seeing that the basin of water was steaming and extremely hot, his feet were soaked in, and they were still burned into pig's hooves? Jiang Cao was very thoughtful, and his feet were together, and refused to submit. He said angrily: "Don't bully people too much!"

Li Yi did not have a verbal dispute with him, so he reached out to break the river and grass-roots feet and must press them into the boiling water.

Jiang Caoqi has practiced for more than 20 years, so how could he be idle? Although his hands and feet were chained, he could still do some small movements, raise his strength, and kick the big pot of boiling water to the ground with his left foot.

The boiling water splashed, and a few drops of water splashed on Li Yi's face, which hurt so much that it hurt. He was furious and pulled out his waist knife: "You slutty man, you are looking for death!"

Zhang Jia hurried over and stopped him: "Don't be impulsive."

If the criminal is killed in the inn, the situation will be out of control and it will be difficult to submit the job.

Li Yi was still angry when he was pulled aside.

Zhang Jia whispered: "Take him to the Wild Ghost Forest tomorrow. If you kill him, why bother to get angry with a dying person?"

"Hmph, okay, let him have a happy night. I will go to the Wild Ghost Forest tomorrow, and I will put the knife in person."

Zhang Jia was so happy that he stood up and agreed.

There was nothing wrong all night, and in the early morning of the next day, Li Yi jumped up, waved his whip, and drove the river and grass on the road together.

It was dawn and pedestrians were rare on the road. After walking for an hour, the path became more remote and desolate. Looking up, there were vast mountains and forests.

Jiang Caoqi became suspicious: "Why are the two officials going here?"

Zhang Jia shouted: "How to go, the official has his own sense of responsibility, it's not your turn to talk nonsense."

After walking for another hour, the ground was covered with weeds above the knees, and there was basically no way to find the way. Among the weeds, stones of different shapes were everywhere, like monsters hidden in the grass, which made people feel panicked. Sometimes crows may sing, their voices are terrifying, and their hearts are terrifying.

After walking a while further, a dark pine forest appeared, located on the slope, all the old pine trees with needles formed into clusters, very dense, and the sun could not shine in.

On the edge of the forest, there are bumps of earth buns. These are all graves. There are burials in cemeteries, but they are actually good. Many corpses are wrapped in straw mats and thrown on the ground. Over time, there will be only a white skeleton left. If the skeleton is trampled by wild beasts, it will be divided into pieces and become bones.

The Wild Ghost Forest has a long history and is said to have been formed two hundred years ago. At that time, heroes competed for the destiny, dynasties changed, the world was in chaos, and people were living and living. There was too many people who died, so they could not pay attention to it. Just throw it in one place.

So there was a wild ghost forest.

In the era of chaos, it is difficult for people to live, and wild animals to live. They often run to the forest and bite people's corpses. They eat human flesh so that wild animals become monsters. Of course, these are all rumors in the market, and it is hard to say whether it is true or false.

Seeing this vicious forest, Zhang Jia felt a little nervous and looked at Li Yi, meaning that he would leave first.

Li Yi was also weak and used a scabbard to hold the river grass and ask the criminal to go in and open the way first.

The river and grass were not afraid, and took steps and entered the forest step by step. As the vision dimmed, an indescribable smell came to the face, with a faint fishy smell.

The two officials looked at each other, and Zhang Jia winked at Li Yi, meaning "Don't go too deep, just kill Jiang Caoqi on the spot."

They didn't dare to go deeper. The forest was so evil, who knew what was inside.

Li Yi nodded, stood behind Jiang Caoqi, quietly pulled out his waist knife, and was about to stab him with one knife.

"Qua!"

A strange scream suddenly seemed very abrupt and scary in the quiet forest.

Li Yi's heart trembled, his wrists trembled, and his waist almost couldn't hold it firmly.

Boom boom!

I saw two furry things fluttering in the southeast and southwest directions, and I couldn't see what monster it was. I only saw a fur and a scarlet tongue. It looked like a man and a mandrill, but it was extremely fierce and scary.

"Ghost!"

Subconsciously, Li Yi screamed and rolled and crawled. He ran anxiously and panicked, and rushed all the way to the depths of the forest.

Zhang Jia was also scared, his hands and feet were cold, but he remained a little rational after all, turned around and ran out. After a moment, he left without a trace.

"Ha ha!"

A hearty laughter came from the monster's mouth. Four monsters stood up, stretched out their hands to pull off the disguise on their bodies, revealing their true faces. Not all of them were humans, but four young people.

Jiang Caoqi knew them and said in a deep voice: "You are all here."

These four people are his best-affiliated disciples, called "Mo Xuan", "Ye Tong", "Sun Li", and "Zhou Tianyu".

The four of them helped Jiang Caoqi break the shackles on his body. Seeing the scars, they all resented: "Master Jiang, we should kill the two black officials."

Jiang Caoqi waved his hand: "Let them go... By the way, has Sanlang come?"

Mo Xuan replied: "Here, but he was weak, slowed down and rested in front."

From beginning to end, all the plans were arranged by Chen Sanlang, including public opinion guidance, and current rescue activities. He and the Huang County Magistrate would not let Jiang Caoqi go easily, so people have been following him since the two officials escorted Jiang Caoqi out of the city.

This is how to ambush in the wild ghost forest in advance, and pretend to be a ghost and scare away the two officials without any effort.

"Brother-in-law, I'm here."

Chen Sanlang walked over swayingly. These days, in order to protect the river and grass, he tried his best to do everything possible. His body was weak and he couldn't sleep or eat, and he couldn't hold on.

"Sanlang!"

Jiang Caoqi went up and hugged him tightly, with tears flashing in his eyes: This weak brother-in-law really did it and saved himself and escaped safely.

Chen Sanlang said: "Brother-in-law, my sister has packed up her fine lines and waited in Anhua Town. You can just go over and meet her. It is not advisable to stay here for a long time, leave quickly."

Jiang Caoqi's eyes swept across the faces of the four disciples and asked, "Are you really willing to wander around the world with me, a sinner?"

The four of them answered without hesitation: "Since we have followed Saburo's instructions and come here to rescue Master Jiang, we have made plans to leave together."

"Good brother."

Jiang Caoqi praised: "I, Jiang Caoqi, swore with my life today, and I will take you to create a future and achieve wealth."

The four guests responded with gaze: "I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

"Let's go."

Everyone was about to leave the Wild Ghost Forest, suddenly, a scream came from the depths of the forest - it was the voice of the official Li Yi. He seemed to have encountered an unexpected accident. After the scream, there was no sound.

Not far from the outside of the forest, a man was looking around. However, it was Zhang Jia, who had escaped before. After running out of two miles, he thought about it: Jiang Caoqi and Li Yi were both trapped in the forest. How could he go back to work alone?

I just want to turn back and see it to understand.

At this time, Zhang Jia heard Li Yi's scream, and his heart was cold. He knew that something was wrong, so no matter what, he ran away first.

As soon as he turned around, he found that there was a giant wolf with gray fur squatted ten feet behind him, and his green eyes were staring at him.

Zhang Jia was so nervous that he was staring at him that he pulled out his waist knife and held his courage tightly. He was trying to use some method to drive the beast away.

"Hehe!"

The giant wolf opened its mouth and made a strange laugh like a human. She was as fast as lightning, and her claws passed through Zhang Jia's throat.

It was too fast that Zhang Jia could even see blood splattering out, and then he opened his mouth and let out a shrill scream.
Chapter completed!