flstandardbreds Chapter 263 Daoist Lingyun, the person has arrived.
Chapter 263 Daoist Lingyun, the person has arrived.
An hour later, the five Yun siblings were stuffed into the bridal sedan chair. After the village chief shouted "Let's go!", the villagers carrying the sedan chair swayed and walked up the mountain.
After walking for a long time, the bridal sedan chair stopped at the entrance of a dark cave. Suddenly, an old Taoist priest holding a whisk appeared at the entrance, followed by two young Taoist priests.
Upon seeing this, the village chief immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Master Lingyun, the person has been delivered..."
Master Lingyun flicked his whisk and said, "May the Heavenly Venerable grant you boundless blessings. I will now leave the rest to you. All you believers, please return home."
The village chief nodded hurriedly in agreement and left with the villagers who had come to escort the girl up the mountain.
After they left, Master Lingyun coldly instructed his disciple, "Take them into the cave!"
Two Taoist priests respectfully responded and stepped forward to lift the curtain of the sedan chair: "We've arrived. Get down and come with us into the cave."
Yun Qingqing and her four siblings got out of the sedan chair and followed them into the cave.
The shroud was very thin, so even though it covered their heads and blocked their vision, they could still see the road clearly through it.
After entering the cave, Master Lingyun took out two luminous pearls from his pocket and used their light to guide the way.
By the light of the luminous pearl, Yun Qingqing and her four siblings could see the inside of the cave. It was a very long cave, with no end in sight.
The young Taoist priest at the back of the group glanced at the five Yun siblings, a puzzled look on his face. He lowered his voice and whispered to the slightly older Taoist priest next to him, "Senior brother, why are the 'girls' brought from Lotus Village this time so well-behaved? They don't cry or make a fuss, not even a whimper. Unlike the others in the past, who either cried themselves unconscious or tried to kill themselves."
"Perhaps he's come to terms with it," the older Taoist replied nonchalantly. "Who cares? It's better for him to behave himself, so we don't have to worry about him."
Upon hearing this, the young Taoist suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and said nothing more. The people of Lotus Village shouldn't be so bold as to cause trouble.
The further you go in, the more spacious the space seems to become, and the path under your feet becomes a bit smoother.
After walking for about half a cup of tea's time, the faint sounds of people and firelight could be heard ahead.
Master Lingyun didn't stop walking. He led them around a bend, and suddenly the view opened up before them.
They arrived at an extremely spacious stone chamber, where several campfires were burning.
A dozen burly men sat together, shouting loudly, tearing into the charred meat and drinking heartily from wine jars.
They all had fierce-looking faces and weapons around them, and they certainly didn't look like good people.
Upon seeing this, Yun Qingqing and her four siblings immediately guessed their identities.
Upon seeing Master Lingyun enter, a burly man with a pockmarked face wiped the grease from his mouth and chuckled gruffly, "Hahaha, the old Taoist priest is back! How about it, isn't the 'goods' sent by Lotus Village pretty good? The brothers have been waiting impatiently!"
Master Lingyun, expressionless, instructed, "Third Master, the person has been brought here. Be discreet and don't let anyone find out."
The third leader stood up, his gaze sweeping greedily over the five Yun siblings covered with bridal veils. Then he grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth: "Don't worry, old Taoist priest, we're being careful. No one has noticed us doing this for so many years."
The third leader chuckled and, reeking of alcohol, walked toward Yun Qingqing, who was closest to him.
"Come, let me see what kind of goods Lotus Village sent this time..." he said lewdly, and was about to lift the bridal veil off Yun Qingqing's head.
Just then, a short bandit rushed forward, grabbed the third leader's arm, and stopped him, saying, "Third leader! You mustn't!"
The third leader was displeased by being stopped, and his thick eyebrows furrowed: "Skinny monkey, what are you doing? What's wrong with me touching you?"
The short bandit reminded him, "Third Master, have you forgotten? The First Master specifically ordered that none of these five 'goods' sent from Lotus Village be touched! He said they have other important uses for them and specifically requested that they be delivered intact! If they're damaged, the First Master will blame us, and we can't afford to be punished!"
Upon hearing the words "Big Boss," the lewd smile on the Third Boss's face instantly froze, his lust extinguished. He withdrew his hand and angrily said, "What a damn spoilsport!"
Although he was dissatisfied, he dared not disobey the head of the gang, so he could only angrily curse a few times.
After finishing his rant, the third leader shouted to his men, "Stop eating! Let's go!"
Seeing this, Master Lingyun left with his disciples.
The third leader called out to him, "Hey! You old man! Don't go! My eldest brother wants you to come to the village with him! He needs you!"
Master Lingyun frowned upon hearing this, somewhat displeased, but still stopped in his tracks.
The third leader stopped arguing and led them to a secluded corner of the cave. He had his men move aside a few broken wooden crates, revealing a dark opening behind them.
"Go this way, hurry down." The bandits urged Yun Qingqing and her four siblings into the secret passage.
The secret passage sloped downwards, and after walking for quite a while, we finally reached the exit.
Emerging from the secret passage, one finds oneself in a dense mountain forest.
Tonight, the moon is bright and the stars are few. The cool moonlight shines through the sparse branches and leaves, so the ground in the forest does not appear pitch black.
Not far away, a dusty gray carriage was parked, and a coachman wearing a straw hat was dozing off, leaning on the carriage shaft. There were many horses tied to the trees next to him.
Hearing the noise, he looked up and gently tapped the carriage with the whip, signaling them to get on the train quickly.
The bandits led Yun Qingqing and her four siblings to the carriage and urged them to get on.
Next, the bandits found their horses, nimbly mounted them, and then pulled Master Lingyun and his two disciples onto their backs as well, taking them away.