Chapter 220: Reunion

The winter on Wulong Mountain is very cold, not the kind of biting cold in the north, but the cold air comes from the soles of the feet, cold to the bones.

When Liu Xiaolou woke up from cultivation, he found that he had squeezed into the highest crack in Gan Zhu Ridge again, Dabai was beside him, and above his head was the warm Xiaohei.

Dabai didn't move, let alone, Xiaohei had "skin-to-skin contact" with Liu Xiaolou for the first time, and the reason was the "steaming heat" on Liu Xiaolou's head when he practiced, which made it feel very warm on the cold mountain top.

Noticing his awakening, Xiaohei meowed, jumped down reluctantly, and lay on Dabai's back again.

Liu Xiaolou smoothed Dabai's smooth neck, got up from the crack, looked at the mountains covered in thin mist, and felt happy and comfortable in his heart.

This joy came from the progress in cultivation. In more than a month, he opened six acupuncture points in a row, and even broke through the large acupuncture point Guangming in one fell swoop, and his true qi grew a lot.

There were only six acupuncture points left in the Foot Shaoyang Meridian, and he was one step closer to the seventh level of Qi Refinement.

Breaking through five acupuncture points in one month and twenty days was a speed rarely seen in his life. Compared with the progress when he was dual cultivating with Qingzhu back then, it was not inferior. He vaguely had a sense of unclear and unclear realization that his rapid progress was related to this crack. Otherwise, why would he "sleepwalk" here again and again in this month of cultivation?

He didn't go down from here immediately, but carefully examined this crack. To see it more clearly, he even drove Dabai and Xiaohei to one side.

Just looking at it, he didn't see any name, so he changed his thinking and checked the geomancy of this place from the perspective of the array. Looking at it this way, he really saw some ways.

This top of Gan Zhu Ridge seems to be a light-shattering bureau where Bing-Ding faces the Tengshe, and if you look at the bamboo forest below, it is a white tiger-shattering bureau where Geng faces the Bai Hu. Looking at the two hundred-year-old pines at the entrance of the mountain road in his own small courtyard, they form a Tianzhu-shattering bureau.

Looking at the mountains, the Guimeng Cliff on the left is a tooth mouth, and the Guzhang Mountain extending out can be compared to the dragon spine. The Yunu Peak in the north and the Feihu Ridge in the southwest are dragon claws, and Gan Zhu Ridge is located at the dragon eye.

No wonder it's called Wulong Mountain. Looking back at the mountains from Gan Zhu Ridge, isn't it a black dragon?

It's just that there is Wuchao River flowing on this black dragon, as if it were bound, which is called the binding dragon-shattering bureau.

Liu Xiaolou had never thought about this problem before, nor did he understand these things. Looking at it for the first time, he was stunned.

Light-shattering, Bai Hu-shattering, Tianzhu-shattering, binding dragon-shattering, four shattering bureaus are nested one after another, definitely not a good place!

But the contradiction is that in these four shattering bureaus, he can genuinely feel the benefits in cultivation. What is the reason for this?

He is not a famous array master, he can't figure out this problem, so he can only hide his doubts in his heart and slowly look for answers.

On the first day of February, Liu Xiaolou hung two wooden signs on Dabai's neck, with the words "Yang Liu Bay" written on them, and sent them to Longma Waterfall and Banmu Gorge. He originally wanted to engrave the words "Hero Post" on these two wooden signs, but after thinking about it, he didn't do it. There were only two people, and it was really meaningless.

He went down the mountain quietly, detoured to the east, and walked for a while, when someone chased him urgently from behind. When he looked back, it was Fang Bu'ai.

"Little Fang?"

Fang Bu'ai chased until he was out of breath, bowed with his sword: "Senior, if there is anything, please call out. The junior is not talented, but he is willing to die!"

Liu Xiaolou originally wanted to drive him away, but suddenly remembered that when he was at the second level of Qi Refinement, didn't he also go down the mountain to fight for his life? Fang Bu'ai was at the third level of Qi Refinement, which was higher than his cultivation back then. If he didn't go down the mountain to fight for his life, when would he be able to improve his cultivation?

So he sighed lightly: "Follow."

Fang Bu'ai followed Liu Xiaolou closely, walking along the path where there were few people.

"Little Fang, people might die this time."

"The junior is not afraid of death, the junior is afraid of not being able to practice."

"In this line of work, you must control your mouth."

"Senior, don't worry, the junior understands."

Detouring around Wuchao Town and Wuling Mountain, when he saw the Tianmen Mountain market, he turned south again, came to the old house in Yang Liu Bay, and climbed over the wall.

Fang Bu'ai curiously looked at this dilapidated and vine-covered abandoned house, walked around, and muttered: "Haunted house, the atmosphere of blood is very strong."

Liu Xiaolou smiled: "Little Fang has this ability?" Saying that, he sat cross-legged in the corner of the courtyard.

Fang Bu'ai didn't say anything more, sat down by the wall, and also adjusted his breath.

By evening, someone climbed over, it was Wei Hongqing.

Liu Xiaolou said to him: "This is Little Fang, Fang Bu'ai, a little friend who just came to Gan Zhu Ridge, third level of Qi Refinement, Brother Wei has seen him. He defected to Wulong Mountain to make a living after the Zhuoshui battle, and he is a good person."

Wei Hongqing naturally trusted the people brought by Liu Xiaolou, asked about his skills, and patted him on the shoulder to show encouragement.

After another hour, Tan Bazhang and Zuo Gaofeng arrived one after another. Tan Bazhang smiled: "Little Fang is here too!"

Zuo Gaofeng urged him: "Little Fang, this time it's not a battle, listen to the greeting, don't be too reckless."

Liu Xiaolou said: "People are all here, let me say one thing first. This time, we are going to engage an inner sect deacon of Tianmu Mountain, Lu Zhongqiu, Qi Refinement Perfection. At present, I don't know how he delivers payment, but let's bet, bet that he carries spirit stones and gold and silver. For specific circumstances, let's listen to what Brother Wei says."

Everyone's spirit was lifted, looking at Wei Hongqing. Wei Hongqing said: "These days I have been inquiring. In the past few years, Lu mainly took two lines. The north line is to go to Nanshan, along the Lou River to Jiashan and then east. I don't know where it goes; the south line is to go to the Qi River, pass through the Taoyuan mountains, to Donghu, and then east after passing Dongting. I don't know where the final destination is. But, no matter which line he takes, he will pass through Jiashan on his way back and stay in Jiashan Market for one night. For the past three years, it has always been like this."

Zuo Gaofeng said: "Take action in Jiashan Market? Must discuss from a long-term perspective, I have been there, it is a big market, people are mixed..."

Wei Hongqing said: "Of course not, we watch him in Jiashan Market, and then take action on his way back—the Guangfu Bridge, seven miles west of the market. If Guangfu Bridge doesn't work, continue to rush west, ten miles west, Wulei Mountain, if it still doesn't work, then retreat west, Fengshui Ferry!"

Zuo Gaofeng said: "Take action when he comes back, I don't know if there are any spirit stones and gold and silver left from purchasing goods?"

Wei Hongqing said: "Then rob this batch of goods, which is also worth a lot."

This plan is generally not bad. It seems that Wei Hongqing has put in a lot of effort to find out Lu Zhongqiu's whereabouts to such an extent, which is already quite difficult. Zuo Gaofeng didn't "discuss from a long-term perspective," and Tan Bazhang was eager to "beat him black and blue."

Liu Xiaolou couldn't help but worry: "Brother Wei, I'm afraid you can't get rid of the suspicion."

Wei Hongqing smiled: "No problem, ten days ago, I had a quarrel with inner sect deacon Zhang Zhengyi and made an appointment to fight, and was seriously injured by him. Now I am retreating and recuperating."

Liu Xiaolou asked: "Brother Wei is retreating and recuperating, but people go down the mountain. If Lu Yanshi comes to visit..."

Wei Hongqing's mouth twitched, sneering: "After I was injured, it has been ten days, and she has never asked me a word."

Tan Bazhang and Zuo Gaofeng heard it for the first time. Zuo Gaofeng was surprised: "Brother Wei and Lu Yanshi also... has the relationship broken?"

Tan Bazhang was already angry: "These noble ladies, they just look down on our heroes of Wulong Mountain, what kind of thing? Self-righteous guy! Brother Wei, after finishing this ticket, you should come back with Xiaolou, don't suffer her bird anger!"

Wei Hongqing didn't explain much, just said: "Take it one step at a time, being able to stay on Tianmu Mountain for one more day can provide one more source of news, and make a fortune with brothers!"

The people here are already very different from a few years ago. Zuo Gaofeng and Tan Bazhang each improved one level after the Zhuoshui battle. Zuo Gaofeng broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refinement last month, almost qualified to face Lu Zhongqiu. Tan Bazhang also reached the seventh level of Qi Refinement, entering the highest level of the middle stage of Qi Refinement.

Wei Hongqing has been on Tianmu Mountain for five years, improving from the fifth level of Qi Refinement to the eighth level of Qi Refinement, officially entering the late stage of Qi Refinement.

The fastest progress is Liu Xiaolou. Counting from the second level of Qi Refinement when he debuted, he jumped four levels in five years, and the sixth level of Qi Refinement was also repaired to the last pass, only one window paper away from the seventh level of Qi Refinement, and he had already caught up to the back of several people.

With such a lineup, ambushing a Lu Zhongqiu