Chapter 10 The Valley

Zhang Xiaofan came up the mountain and came to the familiar bamboo forest, but he saw that the mountains were green, layer by layer, the mountain wind passed, and the bamboo sea was undulating, like the waves of the sea, which was extremely spectacular, and his heart was suddenly wide.

He took a deep breath of the fresh air in the mountains, moved his body, and walked into the bamboo forest with a firewood knife. The place he went at this time is different from when he first came three years ago. It is in the deepest part of the bamboo forest, where the bamboo forest stands, and the bamboo is even harder.

The light mist in the morning floats in the forest, like a gauze. On the green bamboo leaves on both sides of the path, there are crystal dewdrops, which are beautiful and clear.

After walking for a while, I was in the green ocean. Most of the black bamboo here are towering, and the branches and leaves are lush, straight into the sky. The light penetrates through the cracks between the branches and leaves, leaving a shadow on the ground. Zhang Xiaofan looked left and right, picked up a big black bamboo, drew a picture, and then raised his knife to cut it.

"Puff", suddenly there was a muffled sound. Zhang Xiaofan only felt a pain in his forehead, but he was hit on the forehead by something. He looked down and saw a pine cone rolling on the ground. There are black bamboo in the front and right here, and there are many bamboo shoots, but pine cones are definitely not available.

He thought for a moment, with a smile on the corners of his mouth. He looked around and shouted, "Sister, is that you?"

His voice spread far away in the bamboo forest, but no one answered for a long time. Zhang Xiaofan knew that his senior sister had always been naughty and teased people, and was about to shout again. Suddenly, his forehead was painful again. It was so painful that he was thrown into the middle of a pine cone again, and there was also a scream of "squeak" above his head.

Zhang Xiaofan looked up with pain and saw a gray-haired monkey crawling on the black-section bamboo. He grabbed a few pine cones in his hand, and his tail hung upside down on the bamboo branch. He smiled sharply and was lucky to be happy.

Zhang Xiaofan stayed for a while. He had never seen a monkey in the bamboo forest in the past three years, and there was almost a bamboo forest on the big bamboo peak. There was only a pine and cypress forest in the deep valley in the shade of the mountain. It seemed that the monkey lived there. I don't know how he ran up the mountain

Dazhu Peak is straight and steep. Although the peak is not higher than the sky, it also goes straight into the sea of clouds and climbs from the foot of the mountain. There is little way to do it. Most of the disciples in Qingyunmen come and go. Zhang Xiaofan's cultivation is shallow. In addition to cutting bamboo every day, he has also heard his seniors talk about it every day. There are pines and cypresses in the deep valley behind the mountain of Dazhu Peak, which are deep and unpredictable, and there are few people. In those years, the ancestor of Dazhufeng also had someone to explore the deep valley with his sword, but it was only a primitive forest, and there was nothing strange. On the contrary, there were more beasts and poisonous insects, but they never went out of the valley, so they had nothing to do with each other over the years.

He was thinking about it when he suddenly saw the monkey raise his hand. His heart jumped and he quickly moved away. Sure enough, another pine cone smashed down. If he didn't dodge, he would suffer again.

When the gray monkey saw him dodged, he screamed twice with an angry face, as if he blamed Zhang Xiaofan for not dodge.

Zhang Xiaofan made a face at the monkey, ignored it, and walked away, thinking that the monkey actually took pleasure in smashing people, which was rare. It was really an ignorant beast. He took two steps, and suddenly heard the sound of the wind behind his ear. He couldn't dodge. With a "poof", the back of his head was hit by a hard pineal fruit again. This time, the force was not light. Zhang Xiaofan only felt dark in front of him and couldn't help screaming.

I saw the monkey clapping his hands and laughing on the bamboo branch, shaking around, and was very happy. Zhang Xiaofan was furious and rushed over and shook the bamboo. A large black bamboo was shaken left and right by him, but the gray monkey only wrapped its tail around the bamboo stem and let him swing around. He was not afraid at all. Instead, he kept laughing.

When Zhang Xiaofan saw that the monkey couldn't help it, he was even more annoyed and pulled out a firewood knife and cut the bamboo fiercely. The monkey was not afraid and only looked at him with interest on the bamboo.

Zhang Xiaofan cut his head full of sweat. He finally cut seven or eight points. Seeing that success was imminent, he suddenly heard a scream on the bamboo. He looked up and saw the gray monkey's tail swinging, and his body flew up. Unexpectedly, he jumped on another black bamboo next to him, and then "pop" and threw another pine cone down

Zhang Xiaofan was furious. Regardless of whether the monkey could hear it clearly or not, he pointed to it and shouted, "If you have guts, come down."

The gray monkey grabbed his head and tilted his head and thought for a long time. I guess he still didn't understand what it was. He just laughed loudly and made a grimace at Zhang Xiaofan.

Zhang Xiaofan was half angry to death by it, but he had no choice. On this day, he reluctantly completed his homework, but his head was hit seven or eight times by the monkey, which was in great pain.

Zhang Xiaofan was full of anger, hated to go down the mountain, and ignored the monkey. Unexpectedly, the monkey was addicted to playing. He waited in the bamboo forest in the early morning for several days. Once Zhang Xiaofan came to cut the bamboo, he was happy to smash him. Looking at Zhang Xiaofan's angry appearance, he was very happy.

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Before dinner this day, Tian Linger pulled Zhang Xiaofan aside and secretly asked, "Xiaofan, what's wrong with your head?"

Zhang Xiaofan was bullied by the gray monkey for several days. He was smashed to pieces on the head and was in great pain, but he felt ashamed to be teased by a monkey, so no one said anything. At this time, he listened to the senior sister's question, hesitated for a moment, and finally told her.

Tian Linger's red lips were flattened, and she couldn't help laughing. Two small dimples appeared on her face, which was really beautiful. Zhang Xiaofan seemed to be teased by her, like something else. His face was inexplicably hot, and he lowered his head.

Tian Linger patted Zhang Xiaofan on the shoulder carelessly and said, "Don't worry, little brother, these days, I want me to practice in the Taiji Cave and prepare for the 'seven veins of martial arts' two years later, but I didn't expect you to be bullied by a monkey. Don't worry, I'll accompany you up the mountain tomorrow to teach that bad monkey a lesson.

She was old-fashioned and kind of coaxed the child, but Zhang Xiaofan was used to hearing it since he was a child, and he didn't care about it with a wry smile.

The next morning, Tian Linger got up early and went up to the back mountain with Zhang Xiaofan.

The cool breeze in the mountains blew slowly, and Tian Linger was dressed in red, just like the first time she went up the mountain with Zhang Xiaofan to cut bamboo, jumping in front of her. Zhang Xiaofan followed. Looking at the beautiful girl in front of him, she floated gently in the mountains like a red cloud. With the mountain wind, it seemed that there was a faint fragrance.

He was in a trance, and suddenly there was a feeling that it would be nice to walk down like this forever.

He was thinking about it, but Tian Linger had gone far away. Looking back, he shouted, "Xiao Fan, why are you so slow!"

Zhang Xiaofan woke up, blushed, dared not think more, and quickly chased after him.

When the two of them came to the bamboo forest, Tian Linger said to Zhang Xiaofan, "Xiaofan, you go in alone first, and I'll follow you."

Zhang Xiaofan nodded and walked in with a firewood knife. After a few steps, he suddenly remembered to tell Tian Linger to be careful. He turned around and looked at her figure.

He was stunned for a moment, and there was an inexplicable moment of etherealance in his heart. Then he shook his head, put aside those boring thoughts, and walked towards the depths of the bamboo forest. When we arrived at the destination, there was silence in the forest. Zhang Xiaofan looked around and couldn't find the gray-haired monkey. He muttered in his heart: Don't let the monkey be spiritual. I expected that he had found a helper today and didn't dare to come.

He thought to himself and looked around, but he couldn't find the monkey. It was in vain. He had to go to a black bamboo and was about to cut it.

"Squeak", suddenly, there was a familiar scream above my head.

Zhang Xiaofan immediately jumped away reflexively, but he felt a pain in the top of his head, but it was too late. He was hit by a pine cone. It didn't hurt. Zhang Xiaofan looked up and saw the gray monkey hanging upside down on the bamboo branch as usual, laughing non-stop.

With a burst of joy in his heart, he jumped up and pointed to the monkey and laughed, "Haha, you're finally here!"

He didn't make a sound, but the monkey was shocked by him. He thought that when he was smashed, he was always furious and furious. Why was he happy today? Was he smashed by me for a few days, and he was addicted to it. If he didn't smash it, he would feel uncomfortable.

At this time, a red shadow suddenly flashed in the bamboo forest. Tian Linger stepped on the "Amber Zhu Ling" and came from the air, as fast as lightning, with five fingers in claws, and grabbed the monkey.

Unexpectedly, the monkey was very clever. When he glanced at the corners of his eyes, he immediately reacted. The tail wrapped in the bamboo branch immediately loosened and his whole body fell down. Tian Linger calculated the direction of its fled back and forth, but she didn't expect that the gray monkey fell down. She couldn't help but be stunned and caught it empty.

Zhang Xiaofan was ready to move in the ground, but he saw the monkey's arm in the air, grabbed the bamboo trunk, immediately attached to it, and then stopped without hesitation. As if he knew that the woman in red above was powerful, he immediately swayed and beat, from one bamboo to another to the next bamboo, intending to escape.

Tian Linger was so competitive that she shouted in mid-air, "Chase!" With his left hand, Amber Zhu Ling broke through the air and left. Zhang Xiaofan stepped on the ground and ran after him.

If it is on the open space, with the speed of Amber Zhu Ling, Tian Linger has caught the gray monkey for a moment, but now in the dense bamboo forest, it is a big problem. The gray monkey is extremely smart. It never escapes in a straight line. It swings left and right in the forest, bends around, and runs forward. Tian Linger should pay attention to the traces of monkeys, and at the same time, she has to beware of the ubiquitous black bamboo, which is very troublesome. As for Zhang Xiaofan, he can only chase after him on the ground and can't help.

The two monkeys chased in such a hurry. In the scream of the gray monkey, I don't know how long they chased. Zhang Xiaofan's breathing became heavier and he felt tired. He expected to have chased far away.

But when I saw the green bamboo forest in front of me, it seemed to be endless, coming face to face layer by layer. Zhang Xiaofan's mouth was dry, and suddenly he saw a flash of gray in front of him, and he fell straight down. He was overjoyed and suddenly came to his spirits and rushed up. At this moment, Tian Linger suddenly shouted urgently: "Be careful!"

In front of Zhang Xiaofan, a cliff appeared in Huo Ran. Zhang Xiaofan quickly closed his feet and almost fell down. He calmed down, but saw a deep valley under the cliff. There was a thick fog in the distance in the valley, which could not be seen clearly. On the nearby valley wall, it was no longer black bamboo, but all kinds of miscellaneous trees and wild trees, mostly pines and cypresses. It turned out that they had caught up to the secluded valley far

Zhang Xiaofan saw that the gray monkey fell down and repeated his old tricks in the air. He grabbed the branch and floated, then turned to the power of falling and fled forward.

He was in a hurry when he suddenly heard the sound of breaking the sky. He looked up and saw Tian Linger's red clothes fluttering. He came to the sky and stretched out a jade-like hand to him and shouted, "Come up."

Zhang Xiaofan didn't think much about it. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Tian Linger. Tian Linger pulled him hard and pulled him to Zhu Ling. "Amber Zhu Ling" immediately sank, but immediately returned to its original state.

Zhang Xiaofan had this experience for the first time. He was at a loss. Tian Linger pulled him behind him and said anguly, "Hold my waist, hurry up."

Zhang Xiaofan hugged him according to his words, and Tian Linger was anxious to lead Ling away. The red shadow passed by. The two of them rushed straight into the deep valley and chased the figure of the gray monkey.

The wind was so strong that Zhang Xiaofan felt that he could hardly open his eyes. However, the "amber Zhu Ling" under his feet seemed to be soft, which made people feel that he was going to fall down if he was not careful. He was a little scared. He couldn't help holding Tian Linger tightly again. He only felt that his red clothes The sister's back is also like a nine-day fairy, extremely beautiful, with a faint fragrance. It floated into his nose, and there was a burst of joy in his heart. He really hoped that this time would not pass again.

Tian Linger didn't think of all the strange thoughts of the little boy behind her, and her heart was on the gray monkey in front of her. She is usually favored and praised by her parents and brothers. She is quite arrogant. Now she can't catch up with a monkey, which is unacceptable.

So in the deep valley, between the shadows of the trees, but seeing the gray shadow in front, the red shadow chased closely, swayed around, chasing and running.

After chasing for half an hour, the gray monkey didn't know what kind of alien it was, but it didn't mean to be tired, and still fled quickly. However, after such a long chase, Tian Linger has gradually become familiar with the method of shuttle between the forest, and she is getting closer and closer.

The gray monkey fled all the way to the depths of the valley. Zhang Xiaofan looked forward from behind Tian Linger, and saw that the trees in front of him were gradually thinning, and the light came in. It was faintly open space, as if there was the sound of water. At this time, the gray monkey screamed more and more quickly. It seemed that the two people didn't give up after chasing them for a long time, but they didn't retreat, so they had to run forward desperately.

After a short time, there was a light in front of my eyes. It was indeed an open open space, and the ground was full of gravel. There was a small green pool in the middle, and the water rippled and flowed westward. The gray monkey fled here and obviously hesitated for a moment, but the sound of breaking the air behind him came in the blink of an eye, so he had to fall to the ground and run forward again. But somehow, its pace has become extremely slow. It's like running for life. It's almost like taking a walk. Even so, it is still moving forward step by step.

Zhang Xiaofan saw it in his eyes and felt strange in his heart, but Tian Linger had to quickly avoid obstacles while paying attention to the monkey's traces. His whole mind was highly concentrated. How could he think of so much? Seeing the gray monkey in front of him, he was overjoyed, scolded, drove Ling straight In the ground, he rushed to the gray monkey.

Seeing that he was about to catch the monkey, Zhang Xiaofan suddenly gave a "bang" in his mind, and his body shook involuntarily twice. A feeling of nausea and vomiting rose from his internal organs and rushed straight to his forehead, and his whole body trembled for a moment. Zhang Xiaofan was shocked and at a loss. At this moment, his chest suddenly became hot, and a stream of heat spread out to protect his heart, and then offset the nausea.

Zhang Xiaofan subconsciously looked at his chest and felt that the heating was from the dark purple bead sent to him by Puzhi. At the same time, Tian Linger's body in front of her suddenly trembled twice, and her body softened and fell down.

The two of them were in mid-air. As soon as Tian Linger got out of control, Amber Zhu Ling immediately stopped, and the two immediately fell from mid-air.

Zhang Xiaofan rolled a few times on the ground. It was painful, but he didn't care so much. Before he stood up, he quickly shouted, "Sister, sister, are you all right?"

Tian Linger fell in front of him, motionless, pale face, cold sweat, and fainted.

Zhang Xiaofan was shocked and guessed that it had something to do with the strange feeling just now. At that moment, he endured the pain, got up and ran to Tian Linger, pushed her several times, but Tian Linger still did not respond.

Zhang Xiaofan looked around again and saw that with the pool of clear water as the center, within three feet, an inch of grass did not grow, but three feet away, the forest was lush. He gritted his teeth, suppressed the nausea in his heart from time to time, picked up Tian Linger, picked up the amber Zhu Ling left aside at the same time, and walked out.

This two-foot distance is not worth mentioning at ordinary times, but under the disgusting feeling from time to time, it is extremely difficult to walk. It was not easy to get out of Sanjo and came to a big pine tree, and the disgusting feeling disappeared immediately.

Zhang Xiaofan put down Tian Linger, gasped for breath, and looked at the pool. He saw that the gray monkey stayed there and stopped walking. His face was full of pain. Looking at this, his eyes were full of asking for help.

Zhang Xiaofan frowned. After all, he couldn't bear it. He stood up and walked in again. After just a few steps, the nausea reappeared, and at the same time, the heating in the chest rose again to resist the discomfort.

Zhang Xiaofan slowly walked to the monkey and was already sweating profusely. When the gray monkey saw him coming to his side, he remained motionless. It seemed that he was overwhelmed. Zhang Xiaofan took a deep breath, bent down to pick up the monkey, turned around and walked out. The gray monkey was very obedient at this time and lay quietly in his arms.

After a hard time, he came out again and walked to Tian Linger, who was still unconscious, and the disgusting feeling disappeared. Zhang Xiaofan put down the gray monkey, sat down on the ground and gasped for breath. The gray monkey was also relieved and lay on the ground with his eyes dripping around, but did not escape. He just looked at Zhang Xiaofan.

Zhang Xiaofan untied his clothes, took out the bead tied with a red rope and looked carefully. He saw that the original dark purple appearance had turned into lavender, and the green gas inside seemed to be stimulated by something. The circling speed was ten times faster. He kept turning and bumping into the appearance of the beads everywhere. As before, every time Qingqi bumps into it, the word "wan" of Buddhism will come out to block it. And the warmth that saved Zhang Xiaofan just now is also from this truth.

It's just that Zhang Xiaofan clearly saw that compared with when he first discovered it three years ago, those Buddhist words "wan" are much inferior in size and brightness.