Chapter 66: Counter-stepping on Tiangang
The orange cat chased the Yorkshire Terrier over the wall. Next to it was a newly built residential area. As a newly built property next to a key high school, its main entrance had a unique and grand Chinese-style gatehouse design, and there were landscape gardens inside. In a trance, Elder Aquarius felt as if he had traveled through time and space, and there were faint shouts in his ears.
"Elder!" Tan Xiao shouted and chased after him. They both ran out of the school gate before Kong Xuan caught up with him.
——On the playground just now, everyone looked at Tan Xiao running away in confusion and shock. Lin Yang naturally turned around and asked Kong Xuan: "What happened to my ex and your current boyfriend?"
Kong Xuan's face was very sour: "Actually..."
Kong Xuan didn't even finish his muttering before he ran after him.
Huh? Another one? The audience was confused again.
"He should, should be going to see if there is something urgent going on with Tan Xiao, right?" Yu Zhenzhen looked at the few silhouettes she had photographed and said in confusion.
“But what’s the urgent matter?!” The others were puzzled. It was really strange that the figure disappeared after crossing the finish line. Everyone even wondered if Tan Xiao’s speed after crossing the finish line was faster than when he was sprinting…
Yu Zhenzhen had no idea, but she saw the strange classmate next to her who was occupying the camera position without a camera and suddenly looked nervous, "Oh, could they be?"
"What's wrong?" Yu Zhenzhen looked at him.
The man didn't say anything and ran away.
Yu Zhenzhen: “…”
Ah, you guys, one, two, three, Riddler, get out of No. 1 Middle School!
Kong Xuan caught up with Tan Xiao.
"I can't run anymore!" Tan Xiao felt that he had run more than 5,000 meters. He was rushing forward in excitement just now, but he began to react after seeing Kong Xuan.
Kong Xuan quickly reached out his hand...
He originally wanted to catch his breath with Kong Xuan, but when he saw Elder Baoping chasing Yorkshire into the nearby community, he paused for two seconds and then moved again, chasing after him: "Wait for me, wait for me!"
Kong Xuan: “…”
Tan Xiao followed Elder Baoping into the gatehouse. The exquisite brick carvings, the green tiles and white walls were ancient and profound, and the temperature seemed to drop all of a sudden.
As soon as he stepped in, Tan Xiao looked up and could not see Elder Baoping, and when he turned back he could not see Kong Xuan's face!
"Elder? Great God?" Tan Xiao shouted, but he only heard his own voice. Not only was there no voice of Kong Xuan and Elder Baoping, but there was no other voice either.
This is the most unreasonable part. Even if the landscape here is ancient and deep, it is still a real estate after all. There must be a security guard, right? The noise of vehicles driving on the road nearby and even the noisy sound of the school broadcast not far away are also gone?
All this happened in a flash, and Tan Xiao's first thought was that it was an illusion.
But when he looked carefully, everything in front of him was extremely real and did not seem like an illusion at all. Moreover, Tan Xiao's resistance to illusions was obvious to all.
Tan Xiao took two steps back and looked back. The way he had come had disappeared. He realized something was wrong and carefully observed the layout here, even the number of beams.
Two, four, six, eight, ten...
The number of beams here is an even number. Regardless of tiles, beams, or width, in traditional construction, the number of yang houses is always odd, while the opposite should be true for yin houses.
Yang houses are where living people live, and Yin houses are where dead people live, that is, tombs.
Tan Xiao figured it out. This was not an illusion, but he was transferred into the tomb at some unknown time.
——Qi Men Dun Jia?
On the other side, Elder Baoping was also muttering in his heart, and a specific concept emerged.
It also appeared in another space, it was also a tomb but from a different era.
There is a moving technique in the escape technique. The most famous one is the Five Ghosts Moving Wealth Technique, which is used to move money. The trick in front of us is to move living things like it.
Damn Yorkshire, they actually set a trap here! No wonder they ran like crazy on the road and even refused to fight head-on.
But everything in front of him made Elder Baoping a little confused. Although the Yin house was built in imitation of the Yang house, there were some differences. In the Yin house in front of him, he could even see the roof tiles, but there was no sunlight. It was obviously wrong.
Creak.
The sound of a wooden door opening was heard.
But there is no wooden door here. It is clearly on the mural that a woman walks down with her skirt lifted up. She has bright makeup and a yin aura. When she saw it, she smiled and covered her lips: "Where did this little cat come from? How did it mistakenly enter the underworld?"
Elder Baoping suddenly realized that this was not only a tomb, but also the underworld, where yin and yang were not connected, but it was clear that the physical body had been moved to the underworld.
The woman walked towards Elder Aquarius and said, "Good cat, why don't you stay and keep your sister company."
…
Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da.
Tan Xiao heard the echoing sound of footsteps, and turned around to see a beast with two horns on its head, wings on its shoulders, and a snake under its feet. It was mainly yellow, green and white in color. When it saw him, it growled and stared at him unkindly, with a tangible cold aura.
Since this is a tomb, it is not surprising that there are tomb guardian beasts.
Tomb guardian beasts were first seen in tombs of the Chu Kingdom during the Warring States Period. For example, in the tomb of the King of Chu that Tan Xiao had visited, there was also a tomb guardian beast to ward off evil spirits. In simple terms, it was guarding the tomb for the owner. Strictly speaking, the male snake was a living tomb guardian beast, and the one in front of him must have been blessed by magic to deter intruders a thousand years later.
Hmm...the one in front of me is later than the Warring States Period. Judging from its shape and craftsmanship, it is probably from the Tang Dynasty.
Looking at the other party's ambiguous state, Tan Xiao seemed to realize that he might not only be in a tomb, but also in another dimension.
Tan Xiao pinched his hands and asked, "Kong Xuan?"
There was no response to the shout. Kong Xuan and Elder Baoping were both missing, and no one knew where they had gone. How did Kong Xuan get caught?
Tan Xiao closed his eyes and tried to sense his sect master god. A picture flashed before his eyes. It turned out that a crack appeared on the mask he was worshipping!
This mask is the deity of Kong Xuan, and it has been officially consecrated. It has a close connection with Kong Xuan and can be regarded as Kong Xuan's deity in the human world. The gods are in the human world, and they rely on wizards. The opponent does not need to fight Kong Xuan head-on, but try to sneak attack the deity.
Tan Xiao immediately understood why he couldn't call Kong Xuan for a while. He was too insidious. Not only did he throw me into the copy, but he also attacked my 5g base station!
When he opened his eyes again, Tan Xiao saw that the tomb guardian beast had its eyes wide open and pounced towards him with a low roar.
"Calm down, I'm not a tomb robber." Tan Xiao dodged and held the yoke in his hands, "They got me in here."
The tomb guardian beast felt that its entire body was shackled by an invisible force and could not move. It was even more certain that the intruder was an evil wizard, and spoke in human language: "Who would believe it! How could you get in here if you didn't deliberately use your yang body to walk the yin path? This is the Tang Tomb!"
Although the tomb guardian beast could not move, as soon as it loosened its claws, the small snake in its palm woke up from its petrified state, raised its head and spit out its tongue, then leaped forward!
"...You reminded me." Tan Xiao looked at the tomb beast catching the snake and remembered something. Since they were in the tomb, there was no need to urgently summon Kong Xuan.
The little snake leaped forward, and Tan Xiao raised his hand as if grasping it, stepped on Jiuzhou, and his footsteps were neither hurried nor slow, just avoiding the little snake's mouth. He turned around and raised his arms, just as the Chu witch was performing the snake dance, and when his arms fell -
A giant snake suddenly appeared, facing the small snake, opening its mouth and breathing out. Its shadow had nine heads dancing wildly, carrying the cold breath of death: "hiss hiss hiss..."
The little snake suddenly shrank back, turned around and slipped back into the tomb guardian beast's hand, pretending stiffly to be petrified again.
Tomb guardian beast: “…”
Tan Xiao: "I think mine is bigger."
The one Tan Xiao summoned was Xiong Gui. He did not have the experience like Elder Baoping, but he found that since he was in the Yin house, Xiong Gui was originally between yin and yang, so calling him for consultation could not be faster or better.
The male viper was caught by Tan Xiao with the snake dance, and he was ecstatic. What a good day today is that he can serve him alone! Is the contract signing far away?
The male snake was surprised and observed the surroundings very well. He also recognized the other party. "Although you are a Tang Sancai, we are a Warring States coffin bundle. In terms of historical value, you are not as good as us." It said this mainly to express: I will hit you without holding back. However, it responded to the tomb guardian beast's words "This is a Tang tomb".
"Xionggui, think about how to get back. I was set up and I'm looking for Yorkshire!" Tan Xiao urged. If you want to fight, you have to find the real enemy.
When Xionggui heard this, he was immediately excited: "Step on the Gang and fight, the spirit will soar into the sky, step on the Yu step in reverse, and enter and exit the netherworld!"
Tan Xiao understood and stretched out his hand. The male viper suddenly shrank and became smaller. It slid along Tan Xiao's arm and wrapped around his waist. Tan Xiao said to the tomb guardian beast, "I'll find someone to do an archaeological excavation on you later!"
Tomb guardian beast: “…”
Qi Men Dun Jia also requires stepping on the Gang Step. Tan Xiao followed the Five Elements and stepped on the Yu Step in reverse. The scene in front of his eyes fluctuated like a water mirror, and he returned to the original space in an instant.
The young man danced in the steps and wielded the snake, just like the wizard dancing with a snake as depicted in the silk book handed down from generation to generation. It evoked ancient memories and activated the male snake's DNA: Oh my God, I really want to work!
…
Kong Xuan turned around and didn't see Tan Xiao. He lowered his eyes and thought silently, and the sound of faint chanting rang in his ears.
"All the gods, please return to your temples and send the saint back to heaven... After I send the gods away, please come down quickly..."
Kong Xuan saw his figure gradually fading and snorted coldly. You want to send him back to heaven?
Kong Xuan chanted the spell without moving. The next second he realized that his mask was damaged and flew into a rage: "You're looking for death!"
He followed the mask and found a Yorkshire terrier. He saw sawdust on its mouth and was so angry that he punched the Yorkshire terrier into the dirt. He took a closer look and found that the Yorkshire terrier was deflated. He took it out and shook it. It turned out to be a dog felt made of Yorkshire terrier hair, an identical substitute.
I guess he used some strange magic, but others just cast beans to create soldiers, while this one cut off hair to make a general and go to destroy the mask.
It’s so vicious!!
Kong Xuan had never been so uncalm in a fight, perhaps because he had never been so angry before. When he thought of the crack in the mask made by Tan Xiao, Kong Xuan was furious and smelled the wool felt.
"Kong Xuan?" Tan Xiao came back and saw Kong Xuan holding a ball of dog hair. The movement of holding the snake changed extremely quickly, and he pulled out the snake wrapped around his waist like a belt and threw it to the ground.
As soon as Xionggui landed, Kong Xuan stepped on him and stood on his head to complain: "The mask is cracked!!"
"I saw it..." Tan Xiao thought to himself that it seemed that it had not been completely cracked, so he would see if he could find a way to repair it.
Kong Xuan pinched the dog's felt tightly, and said angrily, "Dead dog! It's nearby!"
“Bang!”
A ginger cat suddenly fell from midair and hit the male viper on the head, then stood up with great effort, licked its paws and walked away as if nothing had happened, and nodded to Tan Xiao. It had just found its way back by its own ability, so it was not surprised to see Tan Xiao, and it said it seemed to hear Tan Xiao's voice.
Male Viper: “…………”
...Ugh, is there anyone trying to manage them? Don’t temporary workers have dignity?
"Elder Baoping." Tan Xiao also greeted him. Seeing it sniffing and trying to find a direction to continue chasing, he called it, "Wait."
Elder Aquarius tilted his head and looked over, meow?
Since the other party has set up a trap, Tan Xiao certainly cannot fall behind. He grabbed Kong Xuan's hand and pulled out the wool felt. He squeezed it tightly and took out the Taiyin slingshot. He wrapped a talisman in the dog wool felt and put it on top. He said thoughtfully:
"It's so good at hiding, but it can't hide from what's falling from its body, right?"
Tan Xiao raised his hand, closed his eyes for a moment, and let the breeze brush his hair...
At the same time, the male viper tilted its head slightly, and it seemed to hear a passionate piece of music playing on the campus radio across the wall.
Tan Xiao opened his eyes, looked stern, and pulled the slingshot in one direction.
whoosh!
In tune with the rhythm of the music, runes wrapped in dog hair shot towards the northwest as if with consciousness, spreading out an invisible net that was invisible to the naked eye. It fell from all directions with no escape possible, and caught a cute puppy holding a wooden stick who was trying to escape from the coverage area. There was even a faint burning sound when it came into contact with its fur.
"Woof!"
When Xionggui saw Tan Xiao casting spells to the rhythmic and uplifting music, he felt his own blood burning.
Then, as the Yorkshire terrier cried out, its location became obvious. Kong Xuan could not hold back and transformed himself into a peacock, swooping down on the palm-sized puppy with great precision and tearing it apart mercilessly with his claws.
"Don't kill it..." Tan Xiao walked around the screen wall and ran behind the rockery of the garden water system. He saw that the Yorkshire Terrier had a messy head, a face covered in dust, and some of its fur was burnt black. He had just picked up the Yorkshire Terrier when he saw the security guard coming over - listening to the dog's barking and even the flapping of its wings to check.
"Classmate, is this your dog?" The security guard looked at Tan Xiao with suspicion. The big bird was only heard but not seen. There was only a puppy, but the dog looked like it had been severely abused. A lot of hair on its head had fallen out. The boy's school uniform made him look like a student from the nearby No. 1 Middle School. Oh my god, is this dog abuse?
"This is our teacher's dog, it escaped." Tan Xiao made up a lie and lifted up the Yorkshire Terrier to touch its head lovingly. "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I'll take you back."
Yorkshire shivered.
The doubt in the security guard's eyes gradually dissipated, and his expression looked quite loving, not like someone who would abuse the dog. "Then you should go back quickly... This dog is malnourished, and its hair is a little sparse."
"Yeah, yes, okay, thank you uncle." Tan Xiao hugged the Yorkshire Terrier intimately. As soon as he walked out of the security guard's sight, the puppy was slapped out of Tan Xiao's arms by Kong Xuan. He looked even angrier than before.
As soon as the Yorkshire Terrier landed, an orange cat jumped out, jumped up and sat on its head firmly.
The Yorkshire terrier whimpered and screamed.
The orange cat twisted its butt eighteen times quickly!
…Then the screams almost stopped.
Tan Xiao squatted down and slowly picked up a wooden stick with one hand, which was the one the Yorkshire terrier had been holding in its mouth.
This is……
Tan Xiao is very familiar with the texture of this wood. It is vitex. Did Yorkshire terrier fight with one of his peers? These days, everyone is catching dogs.
Elder Baoping raised his chin:
Recently, Qiyuling has increased its manpower. It was patrolling in Qiyuling when it found Yorkshire Terrier digging frantically. It thought it was digging up some treasure, but it turned out to be a substitute for a bramble. It didn't realize it and chased it with the bramble in its mouth, running straight into the city and even running to Nanchu No. 1 Middle School.
Tan Xiao grabbed Kong Xuan who wanted to continue attacking and asked him to change back.
Tan Xiao held Kong Xuan's sleeve with one hand and took his cell phone from his pocket with the other hand - he didn't bring his cell phone with him when he was running, but Kong Xuan had it on him. Just as he was about to notify the 404 office, another group of people arrived at the gate of the community, "Tan Xiao!"
"Sister Mu? I haven't notified you yet, how did you know you were here?" Tan Xiao recognized that the leader was Mu Fei from the bun hairstyle and was a little surprised.
"Jiao Guangquan was at your school today. He said he saw you guys running out, so he quickly notified me." Mu Fei looked around, "Is it him? Where's the dog? Where's the dog?"
Fang Zhu also rolled up his sleeves: "Where is the Huo Dou? Ask it to hand over the remains of my great-grandmother!!" This is a deep hatred.
Elder Aquarius moved aside a little, revealing Yorkshire's dying head.
Mu Fei: “…”
Fang Zhu looked at it for a long time before he recognized it from its shape. He hesitated for a moment and said, "...I'll fight it later."
Look at this angry dog. It looks strong enough based on its size. Tan Xiao pulled the Yorkshire terrier out from under the Aquarius elder and handed it to Mu Fei.
"No, that's right. How many times has he been beaten to death?" Mu Fei thought to himself, why is his head so bald? It wouldn't be possible that all the hair would fall off if Elder Aquarius sat on it for a while, right?
"Hey, Master, I just played casually...but why is Jiao Guangquan in our school?" After Tan Xiao finished teaching the dog, he thought about what Mu Fei said before and was a little confused. "Wait, was it you who waved at me before? I said you looked weird."
Jiao Guangquan looked at Kong Xuan.
Kong Xuan: “…”
Tan Xiao: “…………?”
Kong Xuan said calmly, with his hands behind his back, "Jiao Guangquan, I'm the book illustrator photographer I hired for you. Go take a photo of you as an author profile. Jiao Guangquan, take another photo of the Huotou. This is a hybrid Tengu, so you need a picture too."
“Ouch!” Jiao Guangquan quickly took a picture of the Yorkshire Terrier. Even the dog itself was ashamed and lowered its head and tried to cover its face with its paws.
However, the focal length, aperture and shutter are so sensitive that the picture was taken while we were talking.
Jiao Guangquan opened his hands to show the sample film, and Tan Xiao took a look: If this image is put in the album, I guess the three realms will think that all the Huodou people in modern society have alopecia areata.
"And this." Tan Xiao put the thorns into the evidence bag for Mu Fei. He actually wanted to interrogate Yorkshire, but at this moment he could already hear the broadcast from the school -
"...Please ask Tan Xiao and Kong Xuan to come to the playground as soon as possible to take a group photo with the track and field athletes."
The announcer's voice revealed a sense of helplessness, probably because he still couldn't understand why some classmates had mysteriously run away and could not be found.
Mu Fei was also quite shocked when she heard this. "Were you competing just now?" She thought he had skipped class. "No one noticed you running away, right?"
Well, everyone saw him running away, but no one knew what he was going to do.
"I guess I didn't notice. I was running the 3,000 meters earlier." Tan Xiao almost forgot that he had overtaken several people with a burst of energy. "Oh yeah, I think I'm first, hahaha."
Even though Mu Fei didn't know what exactly happened before, she couldn't help but remain silent. You are worthy of being like this.
"Then let's go back to school first." Tan Xiao hurriedly pulled Kong Xuan to school.
"Wait, I'll also go and witness Lingzi's glory!" The male viper twisted his body and followed.
Jiao Guangquan also followed consciously, ready to record the whole process.
Mu Fei looked at the two of them and decided to go, since it was none of their business anyway...
…
When Tan Xiao ran to the playground, everyone had already lined up and music was playing on the radio. Only he and Kong Xuan were left. If they didn't come, they would probably shoot them. "Sorry for being late!"
The two joined the team. There were individual photos as well as group photos. Tan Xiao and Kong Xuan were taller, so they squatted in the front row together.
"Where have you been?" Lin Yang had also finished his 5,000-meter run. He squatted on the other side of Tan Xiao when taking the photo. He asked curiously, "I went to the toilet but didn't see you. What's the hurry?"
This... Tan Xiao really hasn't thought about it yet. He didn't have time to think about it just now.
Kong Xuan was reminded of this and felt wronged when he thought about it. This did not conflict with his knowledge of the truth. "Yeah, why are you running!"
"......?" Tan Xiao looked at Kong Xuan, and suddenly got an idea. He slowly made up a story, "It's nothing. It's just that Kong Xuan kept talking nonsense when we were running together. I got angry and ran far away so I didn't want to see him."
Kong Xuan: “…”
Lin Yang suddenly realized and sighed, "Our Xiaozai is such a good-tempered person. He never got angry when he saw Kong Xuan's test paper before. You must have said something bad."
Kong Xuan: “…………”
After Tan Xiao took the group photo, he saw Xionggui watching the ceremony seriously, which was a little funny. This was not even an award ceremony. He walked over and wanted to ask Xionggui to go back, saying that he had worked hard today.
However, no one could see the male viper. Its body was between yin and yang, standing with Jiao Guangquan.
Xionggui was filled with emotion when he heard the familiar music. He focused the aperture and said, "It's a pity that you didn't see it just now. Can you image the sensor I described to you? Lingzi accompanied the "King of Chu Entering the Battle Song" and stepped on the Tiangang in reverse, traced the dog's hair, and captured Huodou..."
Jiao Guangquan: “Wow!”
Tan Xiao almost stumbled on the spot, "Hey, don't name it randomly...! This is the 'Athletes' March'!"
