"My surname is Song, and my name is You. I come from Changjing."

Song You stood in the woods, wearing a paper fur coat outside his Taoist robe, and the snow had fallen all over his body, looking at them.

"Why would you, sir, be walking in the deep mountains during such a heavy snowstorm?" The middle-aged man looked at him curiously, feeling calm and unafraid, "Is sir, an elf from the mountains, or a deity from the outside world?"

"Just a Taoist."

"Why are you here in the mountains?"

"Isn't your step also deep in the mountains?"

"I'm quite rude." The middle-aged man smiled and saluted, "I have always admired Divine Doctor Cai and the Snake Immortal in Beiqin Mountain. I heard that Divine Doctor Cai was grateful for the merits of the Snake Immortal, so he settled here. The Snake Immortal was grateful to Divine Doctor Cai. With a kind heart, he always protects and guides people. Such deeds should be passed down as beautiful things through the ages, and when they reach your ears, they will also feel that they are very beautiful."

After a short pause, he added:

"I came to Beiqin Mountain to enjoy the snow a few days ago. I met a hunter on the way down the mountain. I talked to him. The hunter told me that there was a small lake in the mountain. When he went into the mountain to hunt and got lost, he saw a snake fairy. When he went fishing at the lake, the snake fairy gave him fish to satisfy his hunger. I also heard that the snake fairy liked tea, so after returning to Beijing, he immediately bought the best tea in Changjing and followed the road pointed by the hunter to look for it. Unexpectedly, The wind and snow got heavier and heavier on the way, but luckily there was a snake fairy to guide us."

The middle-aged man pointed to the snake path on the ground.

"I see."

"Could it be that sir also came to the mountains to look for the snake fairy?"

"Exactly."

"Have you found sir?"

The Taoist listened but did not answer. Instead, he stood quietly in the wind and snow, looking at him without speaking.

"I'm rude." The middle-aged man saluted again. He glanced behind the Taoist inadvertently and saw the bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain, the hut beside the bamboo forest, the quiet lake in front of the hut, the small boat on the lake, and the old man and the old man fishing on the boat. The raincoat covered with wind and snow couldn't help but move in his heart. When he saluted, he bent down even lower, "I would like to ask, sir, if I can find the snake fairy if I go down here."

"You can find it if you have the chance."

"rational……"

"But..." Song You looked back and saw the Snake Fairy. He almost knew the Snake Fairy's thoughts in his heart, so he said to him, "In such a heavy wind and snow, I can still insist on coming even though I have many followers around me." I don’t want to go back despite my advice, and I am a polite person, so I would like to wish you all your wishes.”

When the middle-aged man heard this, he didn't know that this was a hint, and he was immediately overjoyed:

"Thank you sir."

"Don't dare."

Both sides bowed to each other and then took steps.

It was only then that the two of them saw that the Taoist was actually followed by a calico cat, which had just been buried in the snow and stared at them. At this time, he was walking as if jumping in the snow, and every time it fell, it covered the cat. The loose snow on the weeds will submerge it, and when it moves forward, it has to jump up again, which is very interesting.

This gentleman must also be a strange person.

Both sides missed each other.

Amidst the wind and snow came the conversation between the middle-aged man and his servant.

"Let me tell you, they must be guests of the Snake Immortal. They are probably people like us who come to look for the Snake Immortal."

"My husband is right."

"Let's walk faster. People are not afraid of wind and snow, so we shouldn't be afraid either. If others can find it, we can probably find it too."

"Mr., don't be anxious!"

The middle-aged man has already gone away.

The entourage hurriedly followed, turned around and took another look at the Taoist man in the wind and snow, and could only sigh, not to mention that my husband is crazy, even more crazy than my husband.

…

Song You tightened his clothes and took the calico cat further and further away.

It was really cold on the mountain, and the wind and snow were so heavy that even if the paper fur was used to protect me from the wind, I still felt very cold even if I kept walking around.

The cold didn't get better until we walked through several mountains and left the wind and snow-raging area. And it didn't get better until we walked back to Dr. Cai's hut and went down the mountain. The temperature at the bottom of the mountain is always higher than the temperature on the top.

It is taller and feels warm when walking, even without paper fur.

"Taoist priest..."

"Um?"

"Do you think our horses will die of cold in the mountains?"

"Will not."

"Why?"

"It's not that easy to die from the cold."

"Cats have fur on their bodies, and they often die from the cold."

"Is this..."

Song You thought for a while and then explained to her: "Our horse is a Northern Yuan horse, which is naturally resistant to cold and heat. It is less afraid of the cold than a cat. Even if it is a cold winter on the top of the mountain in Changjing, the Northern Yuan horse will not die from the cold. Besides,

Although it is not as good as Sanhua Empress, it is still very powerful."

"Well!"

The cat felt a little relieved, but still worried.

Although it is said that the cold will not kill you, it is still very painful when it is cold. The horse is not like the Sanhua Empress in the past who has her own temple on the mountain. Besides, even the Sanhua Empress who has her own temple is not able to survive the cold weather.

It will still be very cold at night, so you have to huddle in the corner to avoid being blown by the wind blowing in from the door.

"..."

Song You turned around and glanced at her, then said: "If Empress Sanhua is really worried, why don't we go look for it?"

"Go find it!"

"Anyway, we have a painting."

"Where to find it?"

"It's on the mountain."

"On the mountain?"

The calico cat, which had just come down from the mountain and was walking towards Changjing, stopped again, turned around and looked at the mountain behind it.

"It's not here, it's another one."

"Which one?"

"..."

Song You had no choice but to stretch out his hand and point in a direction.

The cat immediately stretched its neck to look.

"where?"

"Let's go."

"oh……"

The cat immediately followed with small steps.

It can be seen that she loves her bay red horse deeply and is also worried about it.

The mountain where the bay red horse was released was the direction from which they entered Beijing. Although it was not completely opposite to this direction, it was quite different. After the bay red horse arrived, it moved again, but the general direction was always the same as when Song You

The mountain pointed out to it has never gone far.

You can also see its inner thoughts from it.

Sanhua Empress is right, you can put it in the painting.

Sanhua Empress is right, winter is too cold.

It's not the coldest time yet.

So it's time to go find it.

In the cold winter, life is gone, the nights are long and the days are short. Along the way, the weeds on the mountains are mostly withered and yellow, the trees are mostly bare, and only the pines and cypresses are evergreen.

One person and one cat continued to move forward, but did not return to the capital. Instead, when they got close to the capital, they saw a road leading to Donghe County. They asked the passers-by and saw that they could walk to where they wanted to go, so they went

I changed this road and continued walking. When I returned to the road I had walked before going to Beijing, I tried to identify it, had a meaningless discussion with Empress Sanhua, and then I also chose a direction.

There is a difference between winter and spring. The road in front of you is still the same, the mountains are still the same, and the houses in the villages are the same, but they just look strange.

Sanhua Empress loved to worry and missed her horse. She asked several times on the way if she was going the wrong way.

Song You could roughly perceive the location of the bay red horse.

Finally, we set foot on the path again and reached the hillside where we were separated from the bay red horse.

Looking into the distance, there is a huge mountain.

"It seems I made a mistake."

"That's right."

The calico cat obviously recognized it and ran forward quickly with small steps.
To be continued...