"As the saying goes, the face speaks from the heart. This old man looks like a charitable man, and his posture and bearing are extraordinary when he walks. From below, he looks like a fairy." Song You said with a smile.
Looking at the young official, "Do you think this old man is a god?"
"well……"
But the young official just sighed and did not answer. Instead, he shook his head and said: "I heard that people on earth go to heaven to become gods after death. Before reaching the heaven, they are not gods, but like ghosts. They are just more ordinary than ordinary people.
Ghosts have more changes and are not afraid of the sun. Only those who know how to practice and have magic power during their lifetime will have other magical powers before taking office. It is also said that after the story spread a hundred years ago, there were successively gods who took office on Youzun Mountain.
Being disturbed by others on the way will at least delay the trip, or at worst be entangled by others, so many gods will disguise themselves on their way to take office so that no one can see them, and they even travel at night."
"It seems that I have done a lot of homework."
"I heard it all from people." The young official shook his head in embarrassment, "I heard that the earth dragon in Fengzhou turned over before, causing the Yinjiang River to be cut off, and the river flowed back to its original path, and then returned a day later. The villages along the Yinjiang River
There were varying degrees of disasters in the cities, all the way to Yaozhou. Under the great disaster, people with great virtues emerged one after another, and they all had temples erected in the people's gratitude. In this way, in April and a half of this year, I went to Tiangong to take office.
There should be quite a few immortals."
Song You couldn't help but laugh when he heard this and found it interesting: "Your Majesty's analysis is so thorough, why not ask that old man where he is from?"
"Sir, is he really not a god?"
"Can gods also lie?"
"I don't know."
"Do the gods in Yizhou also go to heaven from the Venerable Mountain?"
"I don't know."
"Thanks to Your Majesty, we have learned a lot of wonderful things, which we find interesting, and we dare not deceive Him. I am actually a human being, not a god." Song You smiled and said to him, "I want you to
If you want to find gods, you still have to look elsewhere."
"There is no need to force it." The young official smiled brightly and replied to him, "Although most of the people who come to climb Zunzhe Mountain recently want to get some immortal energy and blessings and seek health and longevity, it is different for me.
I just want to see things that I can’t see in ordinary life. Whether I’m walking with a virtuous god or a free and easy master like my husband, it’s the same. Life is only 30,000 days long, and I can’t see anything ordinary.
People are content with what they cannot see."
"That one step will definitely pass by the gods today."
"It's a pity that a pair of naked eyes cannot recognize the true immortal."
The young official said mockingly to himself while still looking at the Taoist, and from time to time his eyes met the girl who turned around.
There is only one road up the mountain. The two of them are traveling at about the same speed. Unless they avoid it deliberately, they will have to walk together for a while. Just like the old man behind them who looks like a god, he was behind them before, but after walking for a while, he is still beside them, and he is also beside them.
Walk and look at the scenery.
The young official still looked at Song You quietly.
This Taoist's temperament is truly worthy of being out of the world.
Not only was he always breathless no matter how he climbed the mountain, his demeanor was calm, and his pace never changed. At the beginning, the young officials could easily walk with him, but later on they had to work harder to keep up. Moreover, his
His demeanor was always leisurely and contented, he was enjoying the scenery, not in a hurry, and he didn't care whether the child ran to the front or fell behind alone, as if he was not afraid at all that this extremely beautiful child would be abducted.
Sometimes he stops to wait for the child, or talks to the child. No matter the eyes, face, or tone and gesture, they are all gentle and rare to see in ordinary people.
From him, young officials can see a carefree and peaceful state of mind from the inside out.
Even that child is extraordinary.
In addition to being incredibly beautiful, she also shows amazing agility in every move she makes.
Even the horse is extraordinary.
Along the way, the young official saw no one who looked more like a god than this one.
Is it the opposite?
Everyone knows that a deity who takes office will disguise himself as a mortal and try his best to hide himself, but he just wants to transform into a Taoist and put on a Taoist robe, so as to dispel the suspicions of tourists along the way?
It's just that the young official had noticed this person from the gate of the mountain, and saw with his own eyes that he paid a mountain tax of one hundred pence, but he had never heard of any god who had to pay the mountain tax when he reported to heaven from here.
Could it be that this was also done on purpose?
Is money conjured?
The young official walked with him while thinking.
When we reached the halfway point of the mountain, it was already noon, and many tourists climbing the mountain chose to stop to rest and have something to eat.
The young official saw the Taoist taking out a boiled egg for his boy, and he took two steamed buns to eat. He drank some water and shared them with his boy, and he ate them deliciously.
, it certainly doesn’t look like a deity who takes office after death.
The young official brought dried meat and peaches and generously distributed them to the Taoist. The Taoist did not refuse and ate them.
It is even less like a god who has not yet taken office.
"Comfortable."
The Taoist said.
"Comfortable~"
The little girl also narrowed her eyes and followed suit.
It's so cute.
The sunshine in the afternoon became more and more glaring, and the breeze in the mountains was pleasant. Many people were hesitating whether to continue on the road in the mountains. The young official quietly glanced at the Taoist, and saw that he was not in a hurry, and found a tree.
The ancient pines, which were thick enough to provide shade, blew away the dust and fallen leaves from the mountain. Then they lay down on the spot and told the children that they wanted to take a nap.
Taoists really say sleep when you say it.
After falling asleep, he let the mountain breeze blow on his face, covered with pine needles, allowed mountain climbers to walk by him, let bay-red horses graze beside him, and let insects and small animals in the mountains crawl around him and even on his body.
The young official once saw a squirrel in the mountains running onto the Taoist. The Taoist showed no sign of waking up, and the squirrel, which should have been timid, seemed not to be afraid of him at all. At this moment, man and nature reached the level that the young official had never known before.
It was a perfect harmony that I had never seen before. In a trance, I felt that the Taoist had blended into the mountain. It wasn't until the girl turned her head and looked over that the squirrel was frightened away and quickly climbed up the tree.
The mountain breeze blows and the forest moves, and the world is extremely quiet.
Some small sounds came from the mountains and forests, but they did not disturb the tranquility at all. They became an embellishment of the tranquility, and also highlighted the Taoist's leisurely and carefree appearance, which seemed to have no worries.
Even the luggage is left on the roadside, so there is no fear of people stealing it.
At this time, the young official felt that he was no longer like a god who was about to take office, but like a real god in the world.
Slowly, the young official seemed to be infected by it and became a little sleepy, so he also found a pine tree, sat down with his back against the tree, held his luggage in his arms, and prepared to rest for a while.
As soon as I squinted my eyes, I didn't know how long it had been.
All I know is that I had a really good and comfortable sleep.
When he noticed someone moving in front of him, the young official suddenly opened his eyes and saw that the Taoist priest surnamed Song had woken up and was putting his luggage on the horse, looking like he was about to set off.
"Are you ready to leave? Sir."
"Yes, I had a really good sleep this time." The Taoist smiled at him, "Seeing that you were sleeping so deeply, I didn't dare to call you."
"I slept well and comfortably."
"You can squint a little longer."
"Since the gentlemen have already set off, let me set off too."
The young official stood up quickly and patted his head. His head was a little dizzy, which was a common symptom after taking a nap, but his spirit was exceptionally clear and his body felt very comfortable. Even when he looked around again, he felt that the scenery in the mountains had changed.
Much brighter and clearer.
After not walking far, I met the old man again.
It seems that the old man also looked for a place to rest in the back.
This time the young official mustered up the courage and went to talk to him: "At my age, I can still walk quickly when climbing mountains. I can walk faster than young people. I am really in good health..."
"No better than before..."
The old man chatted with him very easily.
So we walked and chatted along the way, and then we learned that this old man's surname was Xiong, he was from Fengzhou, and he lived by the Yinjiang River.
When he heard this, the young official almost thought he was a god. But then he heard that he was a martial arts practitioner. He was also famous in the world when he was young. Although he is not as good as he was when he was young, he still doesn't feel tired when he climbs a mountain.
, then he was walking as fast as flying, his face was not red and he was not out of breath, and the young official couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
When he came back to his senses, he saw the Taoist looking at him with a smile, as if he was very amused.
"Why do you keep looking at me, sir?"
"I think it's very interesting."
"How interesting is that?"
"Stop said that he wanted to walk with the gods because he admired the virtues of the gods during their lives. But when Shishit was looking for the gods, he only cared about whether he was a god, and did not care about the moral cultivation revealed in his words... I think that Mr. Li a hundred years ago was also
Isn’t that how you find gods?”
When the young official heard this, he was stunned.
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly realized something, so he handed over to Song You: "What Mr. Sir said made me instantly enlightened, and I felt ashamed..."
"It's just a casual comment, don't mind it."
"What the hell, thank you sir for waking me up."
"The words are a bit offending. If you don't feel ashamed, you are open-minded and peaceful, and you can reflect quickly. It's really rare. I'm not as good as me." Song You also said to him while cupping his hands.
"Haha, I'm embarrassed..."
This man is also a cheerful and generous person.
Song You smiled and continued walking up.
After climbing over mountains one after another, around mid-afternoon, when I heard the tourists in front of me making continuous exclamations, I climbed to the top of the mountain and came to the position of the tourists in front, and the Venerable Mountain appeared in my eyes——
The weather is good today and you can see the complete Mount Venerable.
The so-called Zunzhe Mountain is a stone mountain located at the top of the mountain. It is dozens of feet high. It looks like a standing old man with very similar hair and beard. He is bowing his hands in salute. Although this is partly based on appearance and partly based on imagination.
, but it’s also amazing.
At this time, there were clouds on the top of the mountain, being pulled away by the wind, but they only covered the Venerable Mountain with a gauze cloak, not blocking its true appearance.
"Wow……"
This time, exclamations sounded from around Song You.
"There is a mountain on the mountain, and it really looks like the venerable one. I don't know whether it is the handiwork of gods or the miraculous craftsmanship of nature. It is magical. It is really magical." The young official mentioned several miracles in succession, and then said, "It is said that the gods go from here to the heavenly palace.
Report, I believe it."
After saying that, he looked at the people around him.
I saw the Taoist saying nothing, just standing on the spot with his staff, looking at the rocky mountain from a distance, and the little Taoist boy beside him was also very calm, just stretching his neck and staring straight at the Venerable Mountain, eyes wide open.
It's more of a novelty than a surprise. I don't know if it's because I'm young and ignorant, or because I've already seen too many landscapes and wonders with Taoists.
"..."
The Taoist smiled slightly.
This is one of the five roads to heaven.
When he was in Yuezhou, he had been to Tianzhu Mountain in the north and felt the unique charm of the intersection between the heavenly palace and the mortal world. However, his experience was not detailed and he did not explore the mechanism in detail. This time, the venerable will come again
In addition to appreciating the scenery, I also want to take a more detailed look at how the gods went up to heaven for the first time, why they can only go up from these five places, and why they can't go up from other places but only these five.
The place is accessible.
It happens to be April and a half, so it will be even better.
So as not to have to wait here too long.
Anyway, judging from what Song You saw and heard during the day today, someone will definitely reach the sky tonight.