The swordsman galloped his horse across the snowy field.
There is still snow on the snowfield, but it is much thinner. Sometimes horses' hooves step down and bring up the snow, leaving dark horse hoof prints on the ground.
A maroon horse ran beside it carrying a quilt bag. There was a sash hanging on the quilt bag, which contained a calico cat, with its head exposed. It bumped up and down as the horse ran, but it stretched its neck and stared at the road ahead.
It's a hundred miles away from here.
There are many ravines and even abyss left by the original rivers in the middle, so we have to take a detour.
Running from noon to dusk.
When the swordsman arrived, the sky had darkened, and he saw a spring on the ground from a distance. It was colorful, very calm, and had no ripples at all. A Taoist priest was sitting by the spring, with a peaceful posture. When he raised his eyes, he saw a thick layer of water on the horizon in the distance.
The luster of the setting sun actually appeared under the clouds, and the areas where it was illuminated were as orange as fire, while the areas on the edges that were not illuminated were as blue and white as ice.
Ice and fire meet, and the sky is clear.
The swordsman couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
The black horse had already followed the bay-red horse and ran all the way to the Taoist on the ground.
"Meow……"
The calico cat was the first to struggle out of the sash and fall to the ground.
In a new environment, I habitually looked around vigilantly, then ran quickly towards the Taoist. However, when I got closer, I slowed down, stretched out my little tongue to lick my mouth, and then used an extremely slow pace, slowly and leisurely.
He walked towards the Taoist without being too busy, and then stretched again.
"Sanhua Empress."
The Taoist turned his head, stretched out his hand to caress her back, smiled slightly and said, "Long time no see."
"Long time no see~"
The calico cat thought for a while, then tilted his head and said, "It seems like it's been a while~"
"Did you miss me?"
"Well……"
The calico cat looked left and right, then turned to look at him: "Have you eaten?"
"It seems like I haven't eaten in a while."
"ah?"
The calico cat was shocked when he heard this, stared at him and asked, "Then why haven't you starved to death yet?"
"Not even close."
"Shu brought pancakes~"
"Not urgent."
At this time, the swordsman also turned over and dismounted, cupped his fists and saluted.
"gentlemen!"
Song You also turned to look at him: "Long time no see, how are you staying outside?"
"Everything is fine!" the swordsman said, frowning, looking around, and then asked, "Has the Demon King of the Snowfield been eliminated?"
"The innate gods are difficult to destroy, so we have to seal them." Song You paused and then said to him, "Maybe I need your help."
"Huh? I wonder where you can use it, sir?"
"I want to preserve the original vitality of Heyuan, but I don't want the demon king to escape easily, so I have to use mountains to control the water. However, there are no mountains for hundreds of miles here, and ordinary mountains are not suitable. It happens that I was lucky enough to know a mountain god." Song You said as he said.
He took out a piece of paper from his arms, which he had prepared a long time ago, "So I want to ask you to take a trip to Pingzhou. From Nanhua County in Pingzhou to Xiangle County in Xuzhou, there is an old road with hundreds of miles in between.
The mountain has been deserted for a long time. If you want to go there, when you get there, call out to the mountain god loudly and say that Song You is looking for him at Fulong Temple in Yin Yang Mountain, and the mountain god will definitely know."
"..."
The swordsman was stunned for a moment, took the letter, and then said: "What happens after we get here?"
"I've written everything down in the letter. All you need to do is tell the mountain god and I'll ask him to borrow a mountain." Song You paused, "Any mountain will do."
"..."
The swordsman was still a little confused.
How to borrow a mountain?
But he didn't say anything, he just accepted it, clasped his fists and said, "Shu will go right now."
"There's no need to rush." Song You said to him, "It's getting late now. There's really no need to rush. Let's rest for a day and start again tomorrow."
"Aren't you in a hurry?"
"Not urgent."
The group of people waited here all night.
Throughout the night, Song You sat by the spring, motionless, with only a few streaks of light occasionally falling into the spring.
The calico cat sat next to him and stayed up late with him.
Early the next morning, the swordsman will set off.
Song You didn't stop him, he just looked at his black horse and said to it: "This trip to Pingzhou, even if we don't take a detour, is still five or six thousand miles, and the round trip is thousands of miles away. The journey is the most difficult. If you can really borrow it,
The mountain peak also has immeasurable merits, so it will give you a spiritual power to relieve your fatigue."
The black horse seemed to really understand people's words, raising its neck and neighing.
Song You flicked his finger, and a spiritual light flew out.
At this time, Jingzhe has just passed, and it is the spiritual power of Jingzhe in this new year, which is the same as that of the swordsman.
"Shu set off!"
"I hope you will be careful and have a smooth journey." Song You warned him, "There is really no need to be too anxious."
"clear."
The swordsman got on his horse, and even as he said this, he immediately rode away without any delay.
I saw clearly last night——
My husband is the sealed demon king. He sat by the spring and did not move or sleep all night. How could he not be anxious?
The sound of horse hooves quickly faded away.
Song You retracted his gaze, smiled slightly, turned his head and saw the calico cat sitting beside him, staring straight at the spring, saying nothing but feeling sleepy.
"Miss Sanhua, please go to sleep."
"Miss Sanhua is not sleepy."
While talking, he narrowed his eyes slightly.
"forget about it."
"Did Shu go to the mountain god?"
"Yes."
"Is it the bad mountain god we met?"
"Not bad."
"he is great!"
"Yes."
“The water tastes terrible!”
"Yes."
"Will he lend it to us?"
"Probably."
Song You was actually not sure.
The certainty is only 80% to 90%.
There are many mountains in Pingzhou. There are countless peaks in the mountains for hundreds of miles, and the mountain gods are not short of this one.
If borrowed, this mountain will stand here to suppress the demons in the snowfield. It will be the only mountain within hundreds of miles. It will be worshiped by countless descendants for thousands of years, and it will also have immeasurable merit. Today's mountain god
He is worried about whether the Heavenly Palace will attack him. Whether it is the incense of the people returning to the county or the mountain peak that is functioning, it can solve this problem for him.
In addition, the letter was written clearly.
This is a favor that Song You owes. Hundreds of years later, if the Demon King of the Snow Plains is suppressed, or if the descendants of Fulong Temple become stronger with each generation and have a way to kill the demon king, then the descendants of the temple will conquer the mountain.
Give it back to him.
Nine times out of ten, I will borrow it.
…
The old horse knew the way, and the black horse followed the Taoist along the way. It also gained a lot of spirituality and ran wildly along the way it came yesterday.
The speed shocked even the swordsman.
This black horse was originally a good horse. It was obtained by the swordsman when he was walking in the north and killed a small group of Saibei people who went south to make trouble. In the past year, I know that it has changed a lot, but most of the time
Like his husband, he dismounted from his horse and walked. He only mounted his horse and trotted for a while when exploring the road. He rarely ran at full speed or traveled long distances, but he had no idea that it had changed so much.
After winding for two hundred miles without stopping, we soon saw Hansu County.
The swordsman rode directly to the foot of Hansu City.
"Who came with a horse?"
"Is Master Jin Xiaojin here?"
"Master Jin..."
There was a soldier on the city wall who left immediately.
After a while, a petty official came to the top of the city.
"Master Shu?"
The clerk recognized the swordsman at a glance and was immediately delighted: "Master Shu is back? How are you doing, sir? How is the situation in the snowy field? Master Shu is going to the city?"
"Shu has something urgent to do, so he won't go into the city. I just ask Master Jin if he has any dry food that is easy to carry. Shu will ask for some. When he comes back, he will thank Master Jin and return the gift."
"It's natural, it's natural..."
"Just throw it away."
"Hold on!"
The clerk didn't waste any time and immediately turned around and ran back.
After a while, he took a package and dropped it at the top of the city.
"Thank you!"
The swordsman bent down and picked it up, saluted, and without saying a word, he rode away from here.
One person and one horse quickly disappeared into the distance.
Only the petty officials were left confused.
Even if you look to the north, you can't see the end.
This is the northernmost part of Gui County, and Beifeng Pass is the southernmost part of Gui County. If you take the official road, there is a distance of three to four hundred miles.
The dark horse arrived only in the afternoon.
"Who is coming?"
"Shu Yifan is here. Mr. Song traveled with Song Dynasty last winter and passed by here. I wonder if General Zong is here?"
The guard soon appeared on the tower and asked:
"Shu Yifan? Why are you back again? Where is Mr. Song?"
"Sir, you are exorcising demons in the snowfield. Shu was ordered to go to Pingzhou for some important matters. He asked the general to open the door and let him go. He will be back within half a month."
"Why go to Pingzhou to slay demons in the snowfield? Pingzhou is a long way away, how can we get back within half a month?"
"Go to Pingzhou to borrow something."
"switch!"
The guard waved his hand and turned the switch on to release.
The swordsman thanked him again and rode away.
A group of guards looked at each other on the city tower, looking at each other in confusion. The war horse was the general's other two legs, so they could naturally distinguish the horse power. After just one glance, they all secretly praised it in their hearts, what a good horse.
From Guijun to Pingzhou Mountain, we have to pass through almost the entire Hezhou, then Angzhou, Jingzhou, and most of Pingzhou, a journey of thousands of miles.
The swordsman gets up early and sets out on the road to enjoy the spring.
Dark Horse and he seemed to be tireless.
The swordsman even had a vague illusion that his horse seemed to be a little more anxious than he was - it stood waiting early every morning, and would come to call him if he left a little later. But at night, this horse seemed to be more anxious than he was.
I am even more unwilling to stop.
He ran faster and faster, almost covering a thousand miles a day.
There are still ice and snow in some places in Hezhou. The further south you go, the warmer it becomes. All the way through Angzhou, Jingzhou, and Pingzhou, you pass through Nanhua County. After asking someone, you arrive at the hundreds of miles of mountains.
middle.
This place is really two completely different places from Guijun and even Hezhou.
Gui County is completely flat. You can walk for hundreds of miles without seeing a trace of ups and downs. There are no big mountains in Hezhou. But here for hundreds of miles, if you look around, you can see countless peaks, rolling up and down, with no end in sight.
.
It's February, spring has come to the earth, and the entire mountain has turned green, mysterious and spectacular.
Shu Yifan was worried, but he followed his teacher's instructions, looked around, and shouted loudly:
"My friend, Shu Yifan, was entrusted by Mr. You Song from Fulong Temple in Yin Yang Mountain to come here to visit the mountain god. I have something to ask for. Please ask the mountain god to come out and see you!
"I, Shu Yifan, came here under the entrustment of Mr. You Song of Song Dynasty from Fulong Temple in Yin Yang Mountain...
"..."
He shouted three times in a row.
The sound echoed in the mountains.
Suddenly, the swordsman seemed to notice something and turned around suddenly.
He saw a stone wall in the mountain behind him. The stone wall was a hundred feet high and a hundred feet wide. It looked ordinary as he passed by, but at this moment, a human face suddenly appeared on top, looking at him.
"What happened?"
"..."
The swordsman is neither in a hurry nor in a hurry, neither humble nor arrogant. He has traveled thousands of miles and does not seem to feel tired. He holds his fists and salutes: "I am Shu Yifan. I was entrusted by Mr. Song Yousong of Fulong Temple in Yinyang Mountain. I came here to borrow a mountain peak from the mountain god.
Suppress the rebellious spirit of the snowy land, this is sir’s handwriting!”
He said and handed over the handwritten letter.
"call……"
A gust of wind blew and swept the calligraphy away from his hand and rolled it to the side of the stone wall.
After a while, the face on the stone wall disappeared.
"Please have a cup of tea."
The voice came from behind again.
The swordsman suddenly turned around and saw an extra pavilion on the side of the road halfway up the mountain behind him. There was also a middle-aged man in Chinese clothes. He was setting up a table and making tea in the pavilion.
, was smiling and making an invitation gesture to him, asking him to go drink tea.
The swordsman has traveled around the world for many years and has seen a lot. He has killed many demons and ghosts, but where has he ever seen such gods inviting people to drink tea?
It's just that there's nothing to be afraid of.
He strolled over and sat down with his sword across his side.