Chapter 213 The Immortal

The Baiyi tribe’s land.

In the wooden house where the patriarch lives.

The chief of the Baiyi tribe is an old man who wears Baiyi costumes and a hat with several kinds of bird tail feathers on his head, which looks colorful. He holds a rattan stick in his hand, has gray hair and beard, and looks to be in his sixties, but his eyes are very sharp.

"Who among you is Young Master Chu..."

The old man sat on a rattan chair and looked around at the people present.

"Old Patriarch, I am Chu Yuan."

Chu Yuan looked at the old man in front of him and said.

The old man's name is Dao Ming, and he is also the current chief of the Baiyi tribe.

"Yes, it is just as the rumors say. He is a very handsome man. Not only is he very young, but he is also a martial arts expert and has done many heroic deeds."

Dao Ming stroked his long beard with his other hand. He looked at Chu Yuan with a satisfied expression.

"Has the clan leader heard of me?"

Chu Yuan, who was sitting at the head of the guest seats, said with a somewhat surprised look.

Although he was well-known in the Central Plains and the Song Dynasty martial arts world, he did not expect that even the chief of the Baiyi tribe in Dali knew him.

"Of course I've heard of it. Young Master Chu was seduced by the whore Kang Min and committed an unethical act by having an affair with his master's wife. Later, in order to save his master, Deputy Gang Leader Ma, he broke up with the whore and faked Deputy Gang Leader Ma's death to expose the whore's plot to seize the leadership of the Beggars' Sect. Not only the Central Plains martial arts community knows about this, but we in the Southwest martial arts community also know about it."

Dao Ming looked at Chu Yuan and smiled.

Hearing this, everyone in the room looked at Chu Yuan with a smile.

Only A-Bi's gaze towards Chu Yuan remained bright.

Although Chu Yuan had an affair with her master's wife Kang Min, Chu Yuan had the courage to break with that whore and conspired with his master, Deputy Gang Leader Ma, to fake his own death, thus exposing the whore's plot and saving the entire Beggar Gang. This shows that this Big Brother Chu is a rare loyal and filial person who is not tempted by beauty.

Being stared at by everyone, Chu Yuan looked embarrassed.

It is true that good news never travels far, but bad news travels far and wide.

The incident with Kang Min also became a scandal that left a mark on him.

"Young Master Chu, please don't misunderstand me. The reason why Young Master Chu's story has spread so widely is entirely because Young Master Chu values ​​​​friendship and loyalty in this matter. He is a rare loyal and filial person. In my opinion, in the entire martial arts world, the only one who can compare with Young Master Chu is probably the leader of the Beggars' Sect, Qiao Feng. I think only the two of them can be called "heroes."

The Baiyi tribe leader explained to Chu Yuan.

"Thank you for the compliment, old patriarch."

Chu Yuan bowed.

Dao Baifeng's father, the chief of the Baiyi tribe, really thinks highly of him.

"Isn't there another Murong Fu?"

Hearing this, Duan Zhengchun, the son-in-law, interrupted.

"How can a mere idiot who has ambition but no vision or ability be compared with Young Master Chu and Boss Qiao?"

Dao Ming, the chief of the Baiyi tribe, said with disdain.

"I think you are similar. If you didn't have a good family background and were the prince of Dali, you would be no different from Murong Fu."

Dao Ming then glared at Duan Zhengchun and said.

Duan Zhengchun noticed the dissatisfaction in his father-in-law's eyes, and after being pulled by Dao Baifeng, he stopped talking.

Chu Yuan saw this scene from the side and found it quite interesting.

He could tell from the moment he entered the room that the Prince of Zhennan, a member of the Dali royal family, was not appreciated by his father-in-law.

But if you think about Duan Zhengchun's character, you will understand why Dao Ming, Duan Zhengchun's father-in-law, has this attitude towards Duan Zhengchun.

If Chu Yuan was Duan Zhengchun's father-in-law, he would have wanted to cut Duan Zhengchun into pieces.

"If I were him, I wouldn't think about restoring my country. With the Murong family's assets, I could live a life of luxury in Jiangnan, enjoying the company of beautiful women."

Duan Zhengchun still couldn't help but said something in a low voice.

When Dao Ming heard this, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. His right hand holding the rattan stick trembled slightly. He raised it and put it down, then raised it again, repeating this several times.

If he had not been concerned about Duan Zhengchun's identity as the Prince of Dali, he would have already whipped Duan Zhengchun with the rattan stick in his hand.

However, in order not to put his daughter in a difficult position, and also to prevent the Baiyi people from falling out with the Dali Kingdom.

He could only endure this matter.

Dao Ming suppressed his anger, and the arm holding the cane stopped shaking. He put the cane back and pointed outside the wooden house to Duan Zhengchun, "Get out. I don't want to see you."

When Duan Zhengchun saw Dao Ming's expression, he knew that what he had just said had angered his father-in-law.

His usual romantic behavior had already displeased his father-in-law, so he didn't want to stay here and get in the way. He got up and walked out without saying anything.

"Zhengchun..."

Seeing her husband leave, Dao Baifeng hurriedly followed him out.

Seeing his daughter Dao Baifeng following closely behind, Dao Ming's face flashed with a look of disappointment.

After a while, when he had calmed down, he said to Chu Yuan again: "Young Master Chu, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

Chu Yuan said: "What are you saying, old patriarch? The old patriarch is doing this for his daughter."

Dao Ming was deeply touched: "Who doesn't want their married daughter to live a better life?"

But he only said these words briefly because his grandson Duan Yu was also here.

"I heard from Feng'er that Young Master Chu is looking for the Changchun Immortal Valley?"

Dao Ming then remembered the main topic and the purpose of Chu Yuan's trip.

"Yes, I heard that the old patriarch knows some news?"

Chu Yuan asked.

Dao Ming said: "I do know something, but I don't know whether it is accurate or not. After all, no one has ever been to the Changchun Immortal Valley that Young Master Chu mentioned. Even the name of Changchun Immortal Valley was learned by me from Feng'er, and Feng'er learned it from Young Master Chu."

Chu Yuan cupped his hands: "Please let the old patriarch make it clear."

Dao Ming said: "That was fifty years ago, Feng Er was not yet born, I was still a teenager, and I had not yet married. One day, I was at the foot of Baima Mountain and saw an immortal with my own eyes..."

Chu Yuan: "Immortal?"

"Yes, the Immortal." Dao Ming said with a look of reminiscence on his face, "At that time, I was not yet the chief of the Baiyi tribe. I was just an ordinary teenager of the Baiyi tribe. One day, I went to graze at the foot of a mountain called Gongba Peak in the Baima Snow Mountain. I saw a boy about 20 years old walking down the snow mountain."

"I talked to that person, and he said he was 107 years old. He also said he lived in a valley where everyone could live to be over 200 years old. I thought he was a herdsman who got lost in the snowy mountains, so I planned to take him back."

Chu Yuan asked: "What happened next?"

Dao Ming's pupils shrank, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying. "Then, while we were talking, that man aged at a speed visible to the naked eye right in front of me. In just a moment, he went from a young boy to an old man who could hardly walk normally. Then he fell to the ground and died naturally in front of me."

Chu Yuan was stunned: "He died just like that!"

He speculated and thought in his mind, and felt that it was very likely that the people who came out of the valley had some restrictions.

Otherwise, a young man in his youth would not die of natural causes in such a short period of time.

Dao Ming continued, "After the man died, I moved some stones and buried him. The person involved was young, and apart from being curious, he didn't have any other thoughts. Later, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, and the more weird and scary it was, so he started to investigate it. According to my interviews, the stories of some elders in the tribe, and the stories passed down by word of mouth, it is said that there is a group of immortals living in the Baima Snow Mountain. They have ageless faces and long lives. From time to time, they will leave the snow valley and walk down the snow mountain."

Chu Yuan asked, "That group of immortals live in the valley on the snowy mountain?"

Dao Ming said: "That's right. But most people regard this as a rumor. Some people have encountered the same thing as me. They told their fellow tribesmen, but they didn't believe it at all. They thought they had "cold miasma" and were hallucinating."

Cold miasma!

Chu Yuan recalled that in the previous world, he went to the snow-capped mountains of the Western Regions with Di Yun and others. The so-called cold miasma in the masks of the locals or grassland herdsmen was actually altitude sickness.

The southwest region is located at a high altitude, and the snow-capped mountains here are extremely high. People often graze at the foot of the snow-capped mountains. It is normal to have altitude sickness once or twice.

Chu Yuan asked another question: "Did the old patriarch go to the place where the man was buried to see if his body was still there?"

If the remains are still there, it would prove that it was a real thing and not an illusion.

Dao Ming looked at Chu Yuan and said, "I am very sure that what I experienced really happened, and it was not an illusion. However, I doubted myself at that time and actually opened the tomb of that person to see that there was indeed a corpse that had rotted into bones. This further proves that what I experienced at that time was true."

Chu Yuan asked: "Where are the White Horse Snow Mountain and Gongba Peak that the old patriarch mentioned?"

Dao Ming raised his cane and pointed behind him: "The Baima Snow Mountain is the snow mountain behind us. As for Gongba Peak, it is located on the east side of the Baima Snow Mountain. It is a bit far from our current location, about twenty miles."

Dao Ming put down his cane and asked, "Young Master Chu, do you want to explore the White Horse Snow Mountain and Gongba Peak?"

Chu Yuan said, "Yes, I want to explore the Baima Snow Mountain." Dao Ming looked worried, "The Baima Snow Mountain is considered a sacred mountain by our tribe. It is very large, covering dozens of miles in radius, but it is also very dangerous. Every spring and autumn, some tribesmen go into the mountain to look for some precious medicinal herbs that can only be found on the snow mountain, but people often die there. Young Master Chu's martial arts are high, but they cannot compare with the nature of heaven and earth."

Chu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Can you arrange for me to have a few people who are familiar with Baima Snow Mountain as guides?"

Dao Ming smiled and said, "Of course there is no problem."

Duan Yu said at the side: "For my sake, my grandfather will also help with this."

Dao Ming looked at Duan Yu and said, "Yes, you are Yu'er's sworn brother, so you are one of us. I will help you if I can."

However, Chu Yuan understood the hidden meaning of Dao Ming's words, which was that he would not help if he could not help.

However, as the chief of the Baiyi tribe, Dao Ming naturally puts the interests of the Baiyi tribe first and is indeed responsible for his people.

Duan Yu continued to say to Dao Ming: "But grandpa, I never thought that you had experienced such an interesting thing when you were young."

Hearing Duan Yu say this, Dao Ming's beard couldn't help but curl up slightly: "Of course, you don't care how old I am, your grandfather. I have a lot of experience. I will tell you everything you want to hear in the future."

As he spoke, Dao Ming's gaze fell on Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling who were standing beside him.

As the chief of the Baiyi tribe, he naturally had good observation skills. Compared to A-Bi whose eyes were always on Chu Yuan, Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling whose eyes were always on Duan Yu, he did not believe at all that his grandson had nothing to do with the other two girls.

When Duan Yu saw his grandfather asking about this, he panicked for a moment.

He knew his grandfather, and he couldn't stand his father's romantic life. If he thought that Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing had something to do with him, then he would be in trouble.

Duan Yu hurriedly said, "Grandpa, they are both my sisters, Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling."

"Sister?" Dao Ming was stunned.

His eyelids narrowed slightly, and a dangerous light flashed in his eyes: "Are they all the daughters of those women your father has outside?"

Duan Yu nodded and took the initiative to hold down his furious grandfather Dao Ming: "Grandpa, it has already happened. You can't do anything even if you are angry. I think you should not hold my father responsible for this matter."

Dao Ming was furious. "It was fine that he had been looking for women outside before, but now he dares to bring the children he had with those women to me. Does Duan Zhengchun think that I am useless now that I am old?"

Duan Yu quickly said, "Grandpa, my mother doesn't mind, why do you mind this matter?"

Duan Yu's words made Dao Ming sit back on the wooden chair, looking somewhat lonely and helpless.

Dao Ming murmured to himself: "That's right, your mother doesn't care about it herself, why should an old man like me care about these things?"

Dao Ming came back to his senses, but he felt something was wrong. He looked at Duan Yu with a suspicious look, "No, I almost got fooled by you. You and the two of them are siblings, so why did they look at you like that just now? That look is not like the look of a brother, but the look of a lover."

Dao Ming raised the cane again and said angrily, "Did you do something unethical and insulting to the family tradition?"

Seeing that the matter was about to be exposed, Duan Yu immediately slid down and knelt in front of Dao Ming very smoothly, hugging Gao Ming's thigh.

Duan Yu smiled bitterly: "Grandpa, please listen to my explanation!"

Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling also looked at Duan Yu with concern. They explained and begged for mercy:
"There's another reason!"

"Please spare Duan Lang!"

Seeing that Duan Yu was so sensible, the two girls, Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling, also pleaded for Duan Yu.

Gao Ming held the cane high in his hand but did not drop it. He sat down slowly and looked at Duan Yu sharply: "I want to see what you can say."

Duan Yu immediately told the whole story about how he first started out in martial arts, met Zhong Ling, saved the beautiful Mu Wanqing, accidentally learned martial arts, and was captured by Duan Yanqing, the leader of the four evil men, who wanted to force them to do something unethical in order to bring disgrace to the Duan family of Dali and make them the laughing stock of the whole world.

After listening to this, Gao Ming pondered: "Duan Yanqing...isn't he the deposed crown prince of Dali? This member of the Dali royal family is indeed insidious."

But he changed his tone and said, "This is all your father's fault. It was because of your father's romantic nature that Duan Yanqing had the opportunity to deal with you. Fortunately, you didn't make a big mistake."

Duan Yu didn't dare to speak for his father at this time. After all, he was still kneeling!
"Yes, yes, that's right, it's all my father's fault."

Duan Yu pushed all the blame onto his father Duan Zhengchun.

"From now on, you are not allowed to get too close to them. Don't have any contact with them. Otherwise, you will make a big mistake and don't blame me for cleaning up the mess."

Gao Ming thought of the affectionate look that Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling had given Duan Yu just now, and he warned Duan Yu.

Duan Yanqing's plot did not succeed because he was afraid that Duan Yu and his two sisters would not be able to control themselves.

When Mu Wanqing heard Gao Ming telling Duan Yu not to get too close to them and have less contact with them, she was a little angry and asked, "Why?"

Zhong Ling also whispered: "That's right, why!"

When Gao Ming saw the looks on Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling's faces, he became even angrier and felt that the relationship between the three of them was extremely dangerous.

"No reason, just because I am the chief of the Baiyi tribe and his grandfather."

Gao Ming raised his neck and said.

Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling thought about the old man's identity and didn't know what to say.

But he secretly planned in his heart that after leaving here, he would ignore the old man's words.

Chu Yuan, who saw all this, shook his head secretly. In fact, the Baiyi tribe leader was worrying for nothing.

He knew the truth of the matter.

But for the Baiyi tribe leader, there is good news and bad news.

The good news is that Mu Wanqing, Zhong Ling and Duan Yu are not biological siblings.

The bad news is that Duan Yu is not the son of his daughter and Duan Zhengchun, but the son of his daughter and Duan Yanqing.

I wonder if the old man will be happy instead of surprised when he hears the news.

Because he had long been fed up with Duan Zhengchun, his playboy son-in-law.

……

Chu Yuan and others stayed in the Baiyi tribe's territory for two days.

Gao Ming, the chief of the Baiyi tribe, is highly respected. During these two days, he assembled a team of about 200 people, led by a leader who is very familiar with the terrain of the Baimashan Snow Mountain.

Duan Yu supported Gao Ming, and Gao Ming pointed to the foot of the snow-capped mountains, where there was a group of dark-skinned Baiyi people wearing thick animal fur clothes and carrying scimitars on their waists.

Chu Yuan looked in the direction Gao Ming pointed, and saw that all the Baiyi people were men, and all of them were young and strong men in their twenties, and no older than thirty years old.

At the end of the team, they led a dozen black cows with long hair of uniform color, extremely large bodies, and a lot of cargo on their backs.

When Chu Yuan was traveling before he traveled through time, he had seen this kind of black cow on the way here, and Duan Yu explained it to Chu Yuan.

These black cattle are livestock unique to the foot of the snow-capped mountains, and are called yaks.

"These are the yaks that we only have at the foot of the snow-capped mountains. They are more useful than any other livestock on the snow-capped mountains. This time when you go to Baima Snow Mountain, you will have to rely on these yaks to carry supplies."

Seeing Chu Yuan looking at the livestock, Gao Ming introduced them to Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan looked solemn and thanked Gao Ming: "I am sorry to trouble the tribe leader and the Baiyi tribe this time."

The Baiyi people are just the largest ethnic group among the many ethnic groups in the southwest region of Dali.

This time, we gathered more than 200 young and strong people with rich experience in entering the snow-capped mountains, and more than a dozen yaks to carry supplies. The material and human resources consumed were enormous.

Gao Ming said: "You are Yu'er's sworn brother, I am just helping you find some guides, it's not a big deal."

"But let me be clear. The higher you go up the snowy mountain, the stronger the miasma will be. Even for experienced tribesmen like them, their lives will still be in danger when they reach a certain altitude."

"So they will only take you along the path they are sure of. If they are really unsure, they will return on their own. To find the Changchun Immortal Valley, you need to find a way yourself."

Chu Yuan said: "This is what should be done."

Dao Baifeng stood beside Duan Zhengchun, looking at Chu Yuan from a distance: "Young Master Chu, we will send you here. Baima Mountain is too dangerous, so we will not accompany you."

Chu Yuan cupped his hands: "Uncle and aunt have helped me a lot, I am very grateful."

Duan Yu said, "Brother Chu, I will go up the mountain with you this time."

Chu Yuan was surprised and asked, "Will your uncle, aunt, and old clan leader let you go?"

Duan Yu said proudly: "I have already convinced them."

The old patriarch said: "It's not that dangerous to go to Baima Snow Mountain. The dangers are the avalanches and cold miasma in the mountains."

Dao Baifeng also said: "I will let Zhu Danchen and Fu Sigui follow everything. If it is too dangerous, they will bring Yu'er back."

Chu Yuan looked not far away and saw that Duan Zhengchun had no objection.

Chu Yuan: ...

No wonder Duan Yu was so attentive to the old patriarch today.

It turns out that to catch a thief, one must first catch the leader. If the old patriarch is dealt with first, his father and mother will no longer be a problem.

(End of this chapter)