The next morning, Mu Weizhou was woken up by the boatman. It turned out that the boat had already docked. At this time, Liu Qingping had also woken up. The two of them paid the fare for the boat and gave two sets of old clothes and some food to the boatman. They made an appointment with the boatman to pick them up tomorrow and went to the island.
Three Mountain Island was the collective name of three connected islands. Each island had a small mountain that was dozens of meters tall. After Fan Li helped Gou Jian restore the country, he knew that Gou Jian could not share wealth and honor with him. He retired after his success and went to Taihu Lake to live in seclusion with Xi Shi. Later, the previous leader of the Peace Road wanted to build a courtyard there for cultivation, but he passed away before he could finish it. The new Sect Master Cui Qunfeng was not interested in cultivation, so he left the courtyard behind. Usually, there was only a deaf and mute old servant responsible for sweeping. Cui Xiao had gone to Guangling to meet an important person, but that person had arrived late. Therefore, he did a few businesses on the edge of Lake Tai and made this courtyard his foothold. Speaking of Cui Xiao, although he was only 18 years old, he was really too bad. He could be said to have committed all kinds of evil. Although his martial arts skills were not high, he had a high IQ and knew how to behave. In addition, he had the background of the young leader of the Peace Road. Therefore, other than being a playboy, not many people in the Jianghu knew about his other evil deeds. For example, in Wu Cheng's tomb robbery, not only did he get what he wanted, but he also killed his only accomplice. This was his method. He had met a girl in Wuxi yesterday. Because he had to steal something first, he had drugged her and locked her in the courtyard. He had done many similar things, but his famous father did not know.
Mu Weier and the other two found a place that was not easily discovered. They ate some food, disguised themselves, and waited for Cui Xiao to come to the island.
It was almost noon when Cui Xiao walked out of the pleasure boat and slowly walked towards the courtyard at the top of the mountain. Mu Weizhou and the others followed behind them under the cover of the trees and entered the courtyard. The first two courtyards were houses, and the back was a garden. Cui Xiao went to the old slave's room first and asked the old slave to bring a basket of wine and dishes. After that, he walked towards the back garden. After taking two steps, he suddenly thought of something and stopped. He took out a small bottle from his bosom and poured some medicinal powder into the wine and the dishes. After that, he continued to walk towards the back garden.
The back garden was very large. Other than the stairs leading up from the front yard, there were cliffs that were dozens of meters high on all three sides. He saw Cui Xiao and the old servant in the bushes ahead, turning left and right a few times before disappearing.
The two of them came to the short trees. Liu Qingping asked Mu Weizhou to follow him closely. After turning left and right for a while, they arrived in front of a fake mountain full of Usneas. The Usnea vines that hung down just happened to cover the entrance of the cave. If one did not look carefully, they might not be able to notice it. The two of them parted the vines and carefully walked into the cave.
The entrance of the cave was facing a water curtain. The water rushed down from a rock that was more than ten feet high. It split into two streams and flowed into the cave on both sides of the water curtain. The two of them quietly walked ten steps into the cave on the right and found a stone wall in front of them. It was the same when they returned to the cave on the left. Just as the two of them were filled with doubts, they suddenly noticed a red light shining behind the water curtain. The two of them were surprised. They walked in front of the water curtain and looked at it carefully. It turned out that the creator of this cave was ingenious. He used this water curtain to cover the cave behind it. If it was not for the fire, it would be impossible to discover that there was a different world behind this water wood.
The two of them tiptoed through the water curtain. After walking for a while, they found that the space suddenly opened up. It was actually a stone room.
The stone room was about twenty feet square, and there were stone tables, stone stools, and stone beds inside. There were bedding and mattresses on the top, and it was obvious that someone had lived here recently. The floor of the stone room was engraved with the pattern of the Eight Trigrams. A covered stone cauldron stood in the middle of the Eight Trigrams, and a charcoal fire was burning inside. The stone cauldron was facing the ceiling of the stone room. There was a bowl-sized hole, and light entered the stone room through the hole. There was a pile of firewood near the entrance of the stone chamber.
The old servant set up the charcoal fire in the stone cauldron, and the entire stone room became brighter.
At this moment, a female voice said,"Let me go, you traitor!" Mu Wei followed the voice and saw a stone pillar as thick as a bowl near the corner of the stone chamber. A woman was tied to the pillar, and the voice was from this woman. The woman was dressed in white and had a white scarf covering her head. She had her hands behind her back and was quite good-looking, but her eyes were a little resentful.
Cui Xiao untied the woman in white and said,""Sister, don't be afraid. I'll let you go now.”When the rope on her body was removed, the woman in white shot out a " Spirit Snake Tongue " at Cui Xiao. Cui Xiao waved the fan in his right hand, and the White Crane Spreads Its Wings was easily dispelled. At this moment, the woman in white lost her balance and fell to the ground. It turned out that the woman in white had been tied up for a day, and her hands and feet were no longer under her control. That move just now was just because she hated Cui Xiao and wanted to kill him with one move. She didn't consider anything else.
Cui Xiao saw her fall to the ground and quickly helped her up. He said politely,"Sister, why are you doing this? This little brother specially came to let you go. Why did you hit me?”As he spoke, he helped the woman in white to sit on the stone bed.
The woman in white asked,""It wasn't you, you evil…Didn't you charm me and lock me here?”
"Hehe, big sister is mistaken. The person who locked you here is Li Er, but you don't have to worry now. He has been handed over to the government by me. I came back specially to save you.”Cui Xiao replied calmly.
"Hand it over to the authorities? You mean Li Er…Senior Brother has been captured?”The woman in white asked.
"Yes, I am." Cui Xiao replied with a smile," Li Er and I just met a few days ago in Guangling through a friend's introduction. I heard that he understands geomancy, so I want to ask him to find a good place for Jiayan in Wucheng." Who would have thought that he would run into his sister in Wuxi yesterday? He actually had bad intentions and drugged his sister and locked her here. I wanted to save you at that time, but my martial arts were not as good as his, so I could only look for an opportunity. Yesterday in Wu Cheng, he was finally trapped. After handing him over to the authorities, he rushed back to save his sister.”
Mu Weizhou was hiding in the dark. Judging from his actions and words, if he hadn't seen him kill Second Brother Li with his own eyes, he would have believed what he said. The woman in white didn't suspect anything. She bowed deeply to Cui Xiao and said,""If that's the case, I've wronged Young Master. Please accept my bow.”
Cui Xiao saw this scene and hurriedly used his hand to support the woman in white. He smiled and said,"No, no. If I were you, I would have the same reaction. Sister was kidnapped for a night, please sit down.”The woman in white sat on the stone bed and looked at Cui Xiao's elegant appearance. She lowered her head and was speechless.
Cui Xiao saw this and continued,""Why did sister call Li Er senior brother just now?”
The woman in white lowered her head and said,""This is a family scandal that should not be told to outsiders. Young Master saved my life, so I'm willing to give it to you.”
It turned out that the Chinese Empire had a profession of digging graves and robbing tombs a long time ago. As time passed, this profession had its own organization and formed some sects. In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the largest sect among these organizations was called Fanshan Gate. The old Sect Master Zu Wantong had two disciples. The eldest disciple was Wei Jiushan, and the second disciple was Wang Jiudou. After Zu Wantong died, the two of them fought to become the sect master of the Overturning Mountain Sect. Wang Jiudou had used a trick to defeat Senior Brother Wei Jiushan and inherited the position of Sect Master. Wang Jiudou then chased Wei Jiushan out of the mountain gate and promised that Wei Jiushan would never do business with the mountain gate.
From then on, Wei Jiushan organized a hundred opera troupes and traveled all over the world as a profession. Wei Jiushan had a son and a daughter. The son was called Wei Lifang, and the daughter was called Wei Luan. She was the woman in white. Half a year ago, when he was performing in Wuxi, Wei Jiushan fell ill and passed away. According to his wishes, they were buried in Turtle Head Island.
When Wang Jiudou heard that his senior brother had died and was buried in Turtle Head Island, he sent his disciple Li Er to Wuxi to confirm it. Li Er met Cui Xiao when he went to the Cuihong Brothel in Guangling. If he described himself as capable, there was no tomb in the world that he could not handle. Cui Xiao remembered what He Jingzi had told him about the tomb of Xiang King Wucheng. The two of them had the same taste and agreed to steal the treasure together.
When the two of them confirmed Wei Jiushan's grave in Turtle Head Island, they happened to catch up with Wei Luan who came from Guangling to sweep the grave. Cui Xiao saw Wei Luan's beautiful appearance and had bad intentions. He asked Li Er to come out and charm Wei Luan. Later, he killed Li Er. This was the reason.
Cui Xiao listened to Wei Luan and slowly nodded,"Little brother really didn't expect that there would be such a process inside. I only thought that Li Er had evil thoughts when he saw sister's beauty.”
There were very few women in the world who didn't like others to call them beautiful. Although Cui Xiao was young, he was indeed very familiar with this. Wei Luan heard Cui Xiao's words and saw his graceful bearing and handsome appearance. Naturally, she was happy.
Cui Xiao saw this and knew that his plan was half successful. He turned his head and signaled the old servant to put the dishes on the stone table, but he did not send him away. It turned out that Cui Xiao deliberately let this old servant be present so that Wei Luan would not think too much and also show that he had a good heart. In his opinion, it was only interesting to treat women without using force. Cui Xiao cupped his fists at Wei Luan and said,"Big sister has been locked up for a day and must be starving. Little brother has prepared some food and wine for big sister to eat first. After dinner, I sent my sister back to Guangling.”
Seeing Cui Xiao being so polite, Wei Luan didn't think too much about it. In addition, she hadn't eaten for a day and night, so she was indeed hungry. She sat at the table with Cui Xiao and prepared to eat.
Cui Xiao poured a glass of wine and handed it to Wei Luan, saying,""Sister, drink a cup of wine first to drive away the cold.”
Wei Luan took the cup and wanted to refuse, but Cui Xiao said,"Big sister, little brother Cui Xiao, today I have the honor of meeting big sister Jing, this little brother toasts big sister.”As he spoke, he raised his wine glass.
Seeing this scene, Wei Luan couldn't refuse to drink. Although he knew that they had met by chance, Cui Xiao didn't look like a bad person and had saved him. If he had bad intentions, he wouldn't have let her go just now. He put the wine glass to his lips. She didn't expect Cui Xiao to have planned everything.
Cui Xiao stared at Wei Luan's hand that was slowly moving to his lips. He couldn't help but feel a sense of nervousness, joy, and anticipation.
Just as Wei Luan was about to drink it, she heard Mu Weizhou shout,""Wait!" Then, he and Liu Qingping jumped into the stone room.
His slow voice startled Cui Xiao and Wei Luan. Wei Luan was shocked, while Cui Xiao was furious.
"Miss, there is medicine in the wine. You can't drink it!”Mu Weizhou said to Wei Luan.
Cui Xiao's expression returned to normal as he smiled,""Who are you? You barged into my place and slandered me. What kind of logic is this?”
Mu Weizhou saw that he was calm and composed, and that his words made it difficult for him and Liu Qingping to establish trust. He couldn't help but think that he was really bad.
Just as he was about to answer, Liu Qingping said,""Ah, the two of us were originally ordered by Old Sect Master Wang to pay our respects to Great Martial Uncle, but we didn't expect to find that traitor Li Er dead in Xiang Ji Temple. We found the thing hidden on the beam and the message he left there, so we came here.”
Hearing this, Mu Weizhou secretly admired him. He thought," No matter how powerful my Brother Liu is, I won't interrupt him. I'll be on guard at the side."
Cui Xiao knew that Mu Weizhou and the other two had bad intentions. He looked at the few people in the stone room and said with a smile,"What? Is Li Er dead? You really have yourself to blame." He turned around and said to Wei Luan,"Sister, did you hear that? Li Er, that evil thief, is dead."”
At this moment, Wei Luan put down her wine cup and stood there, not knowing what to do.
"Young Faction Leader Cui, I didn't expect you to be so evil.”"You don't have to think about tricking this sister into joining us," said Liu Qingping with a smile. It was actually very simple. As long as you drank that glass of wine, wouldn't you know whether you were a good person or a bad person?”
Cui Xiao knew that it was impossible for Liu Qingping to take the initiative. With a thought, he picked up the wine jug on the stone table and walked towards the old servant not far away from the stone room, indicating for him to drink. The old servant knew that there was medicine in the pot, so he refused to drink it. At this moment, Cui Xiao threw the teapot in the direction of Mu Weizhou and the other two, then ran towards the exit of the stone room. Seeing him run out, the old servant followed closely behind. Mu Weizhou had been guarding against Cui Xiao, but when he saw Cui Xiao running out, he thought that it was not good, so he chased after him. However, he was blocked by the old servant and slowed down.
Although Cui Xiao's kung fu was average, his lightness skill was not weak. He dashed out of the stone room and entered the cave. The old servant was the second to rush out. With a crashing sound, the cave actually collapsed, smashing the old servant to death inside. If it wasn't for that old servant blocking him, Mu Weizhou would have been in trouble.
Seeing this, Liu Qingping hurriedly ran over and pulled Mu Weizhou, saying,""Brother Mu, are you alright? Are you alright?" His anxiety was evident.
Mu Weizhou was indeed frightened. Just as he was about to answer, he heard a voice from the top of the stone room."You two stinky rats who dug holes ruined my plan. That's right, Li Er was killed by Yours Truly, and now Yours Truly wants to kill the three of you. How about it? Yours Truly had set up the trap, and now that the cave had collapsed and the exit was blocked, you guys can just starve to death here. Hahaha…It's a pity that Wei Luan didn't smell a fresh flower. Beautiful girl, you can't die with me, you can only blame these two stinky rats.”
"Cui Xiao, you're so vicious. Aren't you afraid of retribution?" Mu Weizhou asked.”
"Humph!" "Retribution?" Cui Xiao snorted coldly. I'm the biggest in the world. Only stupid people like you would talk about retribution. As long as you die, no one will know that I did these things. What else do I have to worry about?!”
"You're so young, why are you so vicious?" Mu Weizhou asked.”
"Vicious? "Hahahahaha," Cui Xiao laughed and said,"I'm not going to let you go."You guys are really ignorant. Which person who could get things done was so wishy-washy? To tell you the truth, even though I'm a few years younger than you, I've seen as much as you. This is also why you fell into my trap and I wasn't captured by you. Vicious? There was no evil in this world. Sometimes, I admire your self-deception. On the one hand, you destroy other people's good deeds, and on the other hand, you flaunt your justice. Use your thoughts to deceive those ordinary people. If I didn't do that just now, I wouldn't even know if I'm dead or alive. How can you call saving my life vicious? It's a pity that Yours Truly can't kill you with my own hands, like how I killed that bastard Li Er. One slash, two slashes, three slashes... Every slash brought pleasure and enjoyment. After eight slashes, all my anger towards him disappeared. This Li Er didn't waste my time treating him to drinks and prostitutes.”
Mu Weizhou was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
Liu Qingping continued,""If you kill us, aren't you afraid of offending us and turning over the mountain gate? Besides, if you kill us, you'll never know where the things in Xiang Ji Temple are.”
When Cui Xiao heard this, he smiled sinisterly and said,""Stinky pockmarked, what's there to be afraid of? Even if that rat Wang Jiudou comes, I'll still kill him. As for what you said, I'll go to Wu Cheng first and we can discuss it when I come back. Hehehe…"
"Cui Xiao, if you have the ability, let's see who wins and who loses. It'll be nice if word gets out…" Mu Weizhou said angrily.
" Hehehe," Cui Xiao interrupted him and said,""You still want to spread it? There is only one entrance to this stone room, and now it is all blocked. Hahahaha…Yours Truly will come back in two days and see how you spread the news.”After saying that, he took a piss from the hole and walked away.
Liu Qingping became anxious when he heard that he had left. Based on his understanding of Cui Xiao, he must be telling the truth.
Mu Weiwei didn't feel that the situation was that dangerous. He walked up to Wei Luan and bowed,"Miss Wei, you're in shock. I'm Mu Weizhou, and he's my friend, Liu Qingping. Because he heard that the girl was detained here, he came over to help. It's fine now."
The scene just now made Wei Luan understand that everything Cui Xiao said to him was fake. She was also knocked out by him, and she couldn't help but feel scared. Seeing Mu Weizhou bow to him, he immediately returned the salute and said,"Thank you for coming to save me, Senior Martial Brothers. Otherwise, I'm afraid Luan would have met with misfortune. He really didn't expect Cui Xiao to be such a person.”
Mu Weizhou said,"Miss Wei, what are you saying? When you see injustice on the road, it's chivalrous to help." However, the two of us are not your senior brothers.”As he spoke, he told Wei Luan how he met Cui Xiao, how he came here by boat, and how he disguised himself as a stalker.
When Wei Luan heard this, she couldn't help but feel grateful for the two's chivalrous spirit. She said to the two,""Thank you for your kindness, I will repay you in the future.”
When Mu Weizhou heard this, he did not stand on ceremony with her. He passed some of the leftover food to Wei Luan. "Brother Liu, let's find another exit immediately. We can leave after Miss Wei has eaten."”
Although Liu Qingping felt that Cui Xiao might be telling the truth, he hoped that Cui Xiao was up to no good. He started searching with Mu Weizhou. However, the two of them circled the stone room twice and did not find any other exit. Mu Weizhou noticed a huge rock blocking the entrance. He used his Kongyuan Art to push it a few times, but the stone did not budge. At this moment, Mu Weizhou had calmed down. He thought for a moment and said,"Brother Liu, Miss Wei, quickly, quickly help me find something that can be used as a lever. Let's see if we can move this rock at the entrance of the cave.”
The three of them searched carefully. Everything in the stone room was carved out of stone, and they were actually one with the ground. Mu Weizhou looked at the hole above his head again, then climbed up the stone cauldron to take a closer look. He found that the stone chamber was about three feet thick from the top to the outside. Even if he reached in, he could not hook it out. Other than the sound, it was impossible for people to leave from here. The three of them could not help but feel afraid.
The three of them began to shout for help at the vent. Mu Liu and Mu Qing knew that this was a small island in the center of Lake Tai. No one would come here unless it was a coincidence. If Cui Xiao locked the courtyard, it would be almost impossible to meet anyone.
The three of them shouted for a while, but they felt that it was useless. They couldn't help but stop in disappointment and sit on the stone chamber floor. Liu Qingping started to cry. Mu Weizhou looked at it and could only comfort her while thinking of a solution.
Seeing this, Wei Luan said guiltily,"The two of you came for me, but I didn't expect you to be dragged down by me. Luan is really sorry.”
Liu Qingping cried even harder. Mu Weizhou wanted to comfort the two of them, but he didn't know what to say. Suddenly, he remembered something and said to Liu Qingping,""Brother Liu, when we went ashore, did you tell the boatman to pick us up tomorrow morning?”
Liu Qingping wiped his tears and nodded.
"Then we'll think of a way to transmit the sound through the vent tomorrow morning.”Mu Weizhou said.
In fact, the three of them knew that this was a very slim matter. First of all, the boatman might not come tomorrow morning. Even if he did, he might not be able to hear their cry for help from such a distance. However, the three of them would rather believe it now. When they shouted together, the boatman would coincidentally hear them. That feeling was no different from the feeling of a drowning person grasping at a straw.
After making up their minds, the three of them gathered all the remaining food, including the ones Cui Xiao brought, and did not dare to throw them away.
Mu Weizhou took off the coat he had bought from the boatman and laid it on the stone bed to let Wei Luan rest. He then leaned against a stone wall and sat down. At this moment, Liu Qingping stopped crying. He walked over and sat down next to Mu Weizhou. Mu Weizhou looked at him and said,"Brother Liu, don't be sad. You're so smart, but you're so timid. If there's nothing else, we'll recuperate. We'll be fine when the ship comes tomorrow morning.”Liu Qingping looked at him and didn't say anything. He hugged his arm and rested his head on Mu Weizhou's shoulder. Seeing him like this, Mu Weizhou thought to himself: "You're still young." She let him hug her as she continued to worry and think of a way. After this ordeal, the three of them were tired. They sat there and dozed off.
Mu Weizhou woke up from his nap and saw Wei Luan sleeping on the stone bed. Liu Qingping was leaning against him, crying his eyes out. Mu Weizhou then realized that although Liu Qingping's face was numb, his mouth was small like a girl's. He couldn't help but shake his head.
Mu Weizhou wanted to move around, but seeing that Liu Qingping was sleeping soundly, he didn't want to disturb him, so he sat down and started practicing the Void Element Technique. Ever since he started practicing the Space Element Technique, he felt that every time he practiced it, he would feel a little benefit. At the beginning of the training, the Qi that flowed out of the dantian was just a thin thread. After two days of contact, although it felt like a thin thread, it was very obvious. Moreover, when he moved, he could move his qi at will. It was obvious that Sweet Potato had realized the benefits of this skill. He wanted to call the boatmen tomorrow morning, so he might as well practice more today. The sound he made would be better, and the chances of being rescued would be higher. He then began to practice his Qigong.
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