Chapter 1 Master
Li Huowang raised the pounding rod in his hand, and smashed it into the medicine pot in a bored manner, slowly grinding the Liuguang bluestone mixed with silt into powder.
Although the cave was damp and cold, he was only wearing a rough cloth. But he had a face full of indifference, as if he didn't take all this seriously.
He was not the only one in the cave, there were also other men and women of the same age, with the same hair and the same coarse hemp rope.
The only difference between them and Li Huowang is that they all have obvious physical defects, including albinism and polio.
Various congenital and acquired physical deformities can be found here, and the small material room cave is like a museum of deformities.
The work of these people is the same as that of Li Huowang, but the things they pound are different. There are gold stones and medicines, but it is obvious that some people do not work with peace of mind.
Ah! A woman's terrified scream attracted everyone's attention.
On the side of the cave, a fat boy with harelips showed an obscene smile on his face, trying to pull an albino girl into his arms.
I'll just do it, promise to do it, hehehe~
Li Huowang ignored the noise, closed his eyes and continued to do his work.
Hearing the woman crying more and more miserable, the annoyed Li Huowang secretly cursed, picked up the stone medicine jar with one hand and stood up.
Duo The stone collided with the bone, making a muffled sound.
The fat man with cleft lip and bleeding head sat down on the ground and was stunned. He was obviously stunned by the blow. Two seconds later, his expression was distorted and painful, and he covered his wound and howled dryly.
The white-haired and fair-skinned girl who had escaped her tainted fate hid behind Li Huowang in fear, clutching her clothes.
I'll tell you! You're done, do you know that I'm the master? Let him know, and he'll kill you! The fat man with cleft lips threatened with an extremely angry expression.
What kind of thing is he, he's not even a fart!! Li Huowang said this, and the audience fell silent in shock.
The other people present never thought that the man in front of him would dare to say such a thing.
Seeing the expressions of these so-called seniors and juniors in front of him, Li Huowang took a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart.
What's wrong with me? How can I be angry with these things? My personality is obviously not so flamboyant. I can't let these things affect my personality. The me just now is not the real me, calm down.
Just when Li Huowang was still calming down, he heard someone calling him at the door.
Junior Brother Li, Junior Sister Wang, the master calls you to wait here. The tall young man who shouted was obviously of a different status from Li Huowang, and he was wearing a blue Taoist robe.
Although the Taoist robe looked very old and the cuffs were washed white, it was far better than the torn linen on Li Huowang's body.
This person hugged a ponytail whisk with one hand, looking at the juniors in front of him with a hint of arrogance in his eyes.
Seeing the young Taoist priest appear, the bloody fat man suddenly showed a gloating expression. Haha! You're done flirting!! It's your turn to flirt today.
But Li Huowang completely ignored him, turned around and was about to follow a woman with a slanted mouth drooling towards the door. The woman's face was waxy and unhealthy.
He had just taken two steps when he found someone tugging at his sleeve, trying to stop him from leaving. Li Huowang turned around and found that it was the albino girl who was rescued by him.
With tears in her eyes, she kept shaking her head, her eyes full of fear.
The indifferent Li Huowang was unmoved, he flicked his sleeves vigorously, and strode forward.
Coming out of the material room is a bigger karst cave. On the wall of the cave, there are many other caves like the material room for other purposes. Looking at the potholes, it is obvious that the people who built this place were not very skilled.
The entire karst cave is very large, with large and small tunnels extending in all directions, like an enlarged version of an ant nest.
Pieces of rotten peach wood were nailed to each small karst cave knot, and the name of each cave was engraved on it with three-point force, Linggong Palace, Laolvtang, Qingzudian, and Siyudian.
A naturally formed karst cave has been repaired to look like a gymnasium.
Just as the two continued to walk along the cave, the crooked woman next to her took out a black object from her pocket, and suddenly handed it to Li Huowang, and said in that stupid voice: Eat it! Thin sugar?
Li Huowang frowned slightly, as if he knew the other party's stupidity, he took it impatiently and stuffed it directly into his sleeve.
Seeing that Li Huowang took it, she also took out another piece from her pocket and stuffed it into her mouth, then continued stupidly: Master, I wish I could have candy with Master.
Li Huowang didn't intend to say anything about this, and the two continued to walk. After walking like this for about a quarter of an hour, a tall alchemy furnace with an antique look and a black body appeared in front of him.
The furnace cauldron that was emitting blue smoke poked straight at the roof of the cave, and the furnace was so huge that it looked like a metal hill.
Watching the alchemy furnace gradually grow larger from far to near, and finally the shadow of the alchemy furnace directly overwhelmed him, which made Li Huowang feel very depressed.
What made him feel depressed was not only the huge five-story alchemy furnace, but also a figure from behind in front of the alchemy furnace.
Seen from the back, he is wearing a blue Taoist robe, hairpin and crown, and two temples with white hair. He looks very fairy-like.
Sitting cross-legged on the ground, he seemed to be doing the same thing as Li Huowang before. He took the ramming rod and pounded it again and again, but the ramming rod in his hand was obviously much larger, looking like a giant pillar.
As they fell together, the sound of gold and stone impacting echoed continuously in the cave.
Master...Master! The woman with a slanted mouth clumsily pinched the thumb of her left hand with her right hand, put the four fingers of her left hand on top of the fingers of her right hand, and bowed to the back with her hands on her chest, her eyes full of respect.
As soon as she opened her mouth, the harsh banging stopped.
As soon as his back turned around, Li Huowang's pupils shrank slightly in shock, even though he had been prepared in his heart.
The front of the Taoist priest is completely different from the back. From the back, he looks like a fairy, but from the front, he is a disgusting lame old man, with a few scattered yellow teeth exposed in the air. .
Here you come? Good apprentice, let me wait.
With a wave of his dirty taoist robe, the old Taoist soared into the air, grabbed the neck of the crooked woman with one hand and retreated.
Before the silly woman could speak a word, she was thrown into a stone urn that was half the height of a person. The next moment, the master with a ferocious expression held a large and small stone pounding rod with both hands, and smashed it down heavily. .
As the screams stopped abruptly, they came from the stone urn.
Meat residue and blood splashed on the old Taoist's face and body, but he was unmoved and chanted something according to a certain melody with excitement.
Ding Chou prolongs my life, Ding Hai protects my soul, Jia Zi protects my body, Jia Xu protects my body, Jia Shen protects my life, Jia Wu guards my soul, and Jia Chen is my soul!
After smashing it thoroughly, he lifted the stone urn weighing several hundred catties with one hand, poured it all into the alchemy furnace in front of him, and then threw his hands into the air with an extremely excited expression.
Start the furnace, alchemy!
Two dao boys with exaggerated blushes came out of the shadows, fanned the wind and poured various condiments into the alchemy furnace, including various gold and stone powders and many living and wriggling things.
After a while, a strange strong aroma filled the air.
At this moment, after the lame-headed master closed his eyes and took a deep breath, he stroked his few beards on his chin, showing a satisfied expression on his dirty and ugly face.
When he slowly opened his eyes, put his hands behind his back, and turned his head to look at Li Huowang. I heard that you call me Daoist a fart? Is there such a thing?
In an instant, the surrounding air seemed to freeze.
Looking at the so-called master who killed people without blinking an eye in front of him, Li Huowang was unmoved, slowly closed his eyes to calm his somewhat shortness of breath, and said in his heart: You can't fool me, it's all fake, it's all fake.
Speak! Are you dumb? Huh?! As the sound of the master's footsteps got closer, the stench mixed with the smell of blood came from his nostrils like a wall.
The trembling Li Huowang gritted his teeth violently, and opened his eyes violently with all his strength.
The cave Taoist temple, which was still dark and full of oppression just now, disappeared in an instant, and a bright and clean ward with fresh air appeared in front of him, and his lower body was tightly bound on the bed by a cloth belt.