Thousands of mountains and lakes, another autumn scene.
The Taoist stood halfway up Mount Ye, with a pear tree next to him. The mountain was full of green grass, only a few were yellow, and the wind was making his clothes sway constantly.
The weeds at the foot of the mountain were swaying, and a cat was running madly.
A calico cat, no taller than the weeds, knocked away the weeds while running. The green hair on the mountain was originally blown in the same direction by the wind, but now she knocked it out of the way.
While running, the figure disappears and appears.
When the calico cat discovered that he could see the Taoist priest on the mountain every time he jumped up, he jumped higher and higher as he ran. Every time he jumped up, he would look at him with a serious face.
The Taoist glanced at it for a few times, then fell down and started again.
Gradually I am getting closer and closer to the Taoist.
According to the cat's habit, she started to change from a crazy running to a trot, and then to a cheerful little step. When she waited in front of the Taoist, she had turned into a small walk, and finally stopped, on the grass three feet in front of the Taoist.
He sat down, raised one paw and licked it. While licking, he looked at him sideways and said:
"Taoist priest, are you out?"
The sound is clear and thin, with no change.
The Taoist lowered his head and looked at her——
The cat is still the same size, and there is no visible change.
"How is Sanhua Empress doing?"
"Miss Sanhua is doing well!"
"I heard that Empress Sanhua has become more powerful, is it true?" the Taoist asked.
"Huh? Who said that?"
"Master Yi once said it."
"A little bit!"
"A little?"
Song You looked at her with a smile.
This alone can be considered a great growth.
It does not refer to magic and Taoism.
It means learning to be humble.
"A little bit……"
The Sanhua Cat raised its head and stared at him without blinking, and asked him: "The Sanhua Empress gave you so much food, why didn't you eat any of it?"
"The lower body is in chaos, and I can't help myself."
"I can't help myself!"
"But after I opened my eyes, I saw the braised chicken and preserved egg lean meat porridge that Sanhua Empress brought me, and I tasted a little."
"That was all given to you last month! Did you open your eyes last month?"
"I just opened my eyes."
"Then why haven't they been eaten by bugs? Oh, there are no bugs in it... Then how can you eat it? It won't become sour and smelly, and will your stomach hurt after eating it?"
"It was fresh when I ate it, but it was cold."
"Well?"
"There's something strange about it."
"Yummy, meow?"
“It’s so delicious…”
As Song You spoke, he looked at Sanhua Cat's expression, as if he could see something from the cat's face and eyes. Then he smiled slightly and said, "It's just not as good as Sanhua Empress."
eat."
"Yes!"
Mao'er nodded without hesitation, but still glanced at him sideways, and continued to ask: "Then where do you think the braised chicken and porridge that Empress Sanhua brought you came from?"
The Taoist still looked at the calico cat's expression.
While looking at it, thinking.
"I guess……"
Song You thought about it for a while, and he probably had a good idea: "Isn't it bought from Changjing?"
"!"
Mao'er's expression condensed, and his face became a little more serious. He stared at him and said, "How did you guess that?"
"Just a random guess."
"Then guess how Sanhua Empress bought chicken and porridge from Changjing?" Sanhua Cat said, not forgetting to add, "Changjing is so far away from here!"
"Changjing is indeed thousands of miles away from here. If you use the strength of the horse's legs to run at full speed, although it will not take a few days, it was midsummer three months ago, and it should be broken when you bring it back." Song You thought while
Talking about his conjecture, "Besides, anyone who can go back and forth in a short time, no matter how he goes back and forth, can be regarded as a great supernatural power..."
The calico cat listened to him carefully.
The more I listen, the happier I become.
I just feel that he is indeed a Taoist priest. I haven’t seen him for three years and he is still so awesome. I don’t know why, just saying something can make the cat happy.
"Could it be that Empress Sanhua has mastered the magical power of flying?" Song You asked.
"Empress Sanhua conquered the White Crane!"
"Conquered the white crane?"
"Yes!"
"..."
Song You stared at the calico cat.
The calico cat also took aim at him.
There was a hint of expectation in his proud expression.
With just one look, the Taoist knew that what he said was not enough.
"Isn't Bai He proud by nature?"
"Yes!"
"And it has such a high level of Taoism and strong combat power that even the giant of gold and stone cannot stop its crane's beak."
"Yes!"
"Then how did Sanhua Empress conquer it?"
"Of course I practiced every day, practiced spells diligently, and defeated it. Then I used some cleverness. The swallow said it was to wash its brain, and finally it gradually became obedient." The calico cat hid his pride and pride.
Very good, only seriousness can be seen on his face, and he did not forget to add, "That Baihe is not smart."
"Miss Sanhua is still smart..."
"That's right!" said the calico cat, "In the future, if you want to go somewhere far away, you can sit on the back of my white crane and you'll be there in no time!"
"yes……"
Song You turned around and looked: "Where is Yanzi?"
"The swallow is over there, practicing thundering far away. A ghost came to look for it just now." The calico cat turned its head and looked into the distance, "There is no thunder over there now, so it should be back."
"That's it..."
Almost as soon as I finished speaking, swallows flew from the sky.
There is blue sky and white clouds on the hillside. The swallow does not need to flap its wings at all. It just spreads its wings and rides the wind and lands on the pear branch, causing the branch to sway.
"Congratulations, sir, on your successful exit from customs."
"I haven't seen you for three years. How are you doing outside?"
"I'll leave it to Sanhua Empress to take care of me. Everything will be fine." Yanzi lowered his head and said, "The horse is also fine."
"I heard that you have made great progress?"
"Not as good as Sanhua Empress."
The cat's voice immediately came from the side:
"Not as good as a swallow~"
"Thank you, Sanhua Empress."
"Swallow wins the prize~"
"..."
Like two naive children.
Song You shook his head and didn't say much. He just took out two stones and said to them: "Let's go down and talk. These two stones are taken from the stone mountain where I sit cross-legged in the underworld. If you hold them, you can be free."
Even if you travel between the Yang world and the underworld, you will not be rejected by the underworld."
"knew."
"Got it~"
The two little monsters turned into humans and took the stone.
Then they all tilted their heads and stared at him.
"Are you ready?"
The Taoist smiled at them.
Without waiting for their answer——
"brush!"
I felt a darkness in front of me, as if it was just an instant, and it seemed as if they had traveled a long distance. When the two little monsters opened their eyes, they were already in the underworld.
It was dim in front of them. There was no sun or moon, but there was a glimmer of light. Yin Qi crops on the ground were moving away in the gentle breeze. The closest thing to them was a huge mountain with an almost perfect figure, like a sharp peak that broke out of the earth and pierced the dome.
Cone, the land has long been so wide that no boundaries can be seen, and the ghost town has been divided into several parts.
Two little monsters stood beside Song You, both looking around.
One frowned, looking thoughtful, while the other looked wary, sniffing the unfamiliar smell in the air, and subconsciously moved closer to his Taoist priest.
"Where is this?"
"The underworld."
"Why has your appearance changed?"
"Sanhua Empress used to go to the ghost city of Yeshan, but now it is the complete underworld, so it is naturally different."
"Still in the mountains?"
"That's wrong, we just came in from outside the mountain, but what comes in is not necessarily from the mountain."
"I don't understand~"
"Miss Sanhua has grown a lot taller."
Song You looked at the girl beside him and noticed that she had indeed grown taller.
She has not grown very tall, but in the past three years, her height has obviously exceeded that of the previous three years, and she did not even grow so much in the previous five or six years.
"Empress Sanhua took the swallows and sat on the white crane to Changjing. She returned to our previous house and went to compare with the wall——"
With the vigilant character of Sanhua Empress, it was not easy for her to change the subject when she first arrived in a strange place. However, the topic was too powerful and unusual, so she immediately diverted her attention away and couldn't wait to use her hands.
Draw a distance and tell the Taoist:
"I've grown so much!"
While gesticulating, he looked down. Perhaps he felt that the description was inaccurate, or he was a little cautious, so he quietly held his hands a little further apart.
"I think that in the past three years, Empress Sanhua must have been more worried."
"What are you worried about?"
"It's just that Empress Sanhua has grown a lot, not only in Taoism and magic practice."
"Sanhua Empress has learned a lot of things." The girl beside him said to him, "Sanhua Empress went to the river outside. People there catch fish without fishing rods, nets or sharp sticks. They just make something and put it into the water.
, the fish will go in by itself, and you can just pick it up the next day, it’s so convenient.”
"How did Sanhua Empress learn this?"
"I turned into a cat and walked over to watch quietly. No, I watched openly and they didn't chase me away."
"Miss Sanhua is smart."
"Empress Sanhua also planted sugar cane at the foot of the mountain. There are people growing sugar cane in the south of Fengzhou. Empress Sanhua bought some with money, cut them into sections, and buried them in the soil, and new ones will grow."
"How did Sanhua Empress know?"
"I'm asking about the sugar cane growers."
"I see……"
"Why is there a mountain here?"
"This is the high platform I was sitting on before. I don't know why, but after the underworld was condensed, it became so high."
"How did it change?"
"The heaven and earth are mysterious and accidental, and it is difficult to describe."
"Slightly, slightly, slightly~"
Song You chose a direction and walked towards it.
The two little monsters followed him.
Because holding two rocks in their hands is equivalent to obtaining additional permission to enter this place, the underworld does not exclude them. With their Taoism and cultivation, the Yin Qi and ghost Qi here are strong, so there will not be any big problems in a short time.
.
The girl talked to the Taoist about her growth, and the Taoist also talked to them about the changes in the underworld.
Go all the way northwest.
There are old friends there who have stayed here for a long time.